Cochrane · systematic review · CD006004
Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Gurusamy, KS, Koti, R, Davidson, BR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
Hepato-BiliaryAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Routine abdominal drain versus 'no drain' for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Population: patients with laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Mortality Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | RR 0.41 [0.04, 4.37] | 10 studies · 1681 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Serious adverse events (proportion of patients) Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | RR 2.12 [0.67, 6.4] | 7 studies · 1143 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Serious adverse events (number of events) Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | rate ratio 1.6 [0.66, 3.87] | 8 studies · 1286 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life Psychosocial Adjustment To Illness Scale Self‐Report version (PAIS‐SR) Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 93 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Same day discharge Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | RR 0.05 [0, 0.75] | 1 study · 68 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Hospital stay Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 419 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Operating time Routine abdominal drain vs 'no drain' | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 745 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |