Cochrane · systematic review · CD006390

Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs for biliary colic

Fraquelli, M, Casazza, G, Conte, D, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 50%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 1 · 16.7%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

Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs versus placebo for biliary colic

Population: people with biliary colic
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Lack of pain relief
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs placebo
RR 0.27 [0.19, 0.4]5 studies · 208 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Cholelithiasis‐related complications
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs placebo
RR 0.66 [0.38, 1.15]3 studies · 140 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs versus opioids for biliary colic

Population: people with biliary colic
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Lack of pain relief
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs opioids
RR 0.98 [0.47, 2.07]4 studies · 459 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Cholelithiasis‐related complications
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs opioids
RR 0.88 [0.14, 5.42]1 study · 30 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs versus spasmolytic drugs for biliary colic

Population: people with biliary colic
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Lack of pain relief
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs spasmolytic drugs
RR 0.51 [0.37, 0.71]4 studies · 190 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Cholelithiasis‐related complications
Non‐steroid anti‐inflammatory drugs vs spasmolytic drugs
RR 0.27 [0.12, 0.57]2 studies · 104 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision