evidencegaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD006933

Methods of decreasing infection to improve outcomes after liver resections

Gurusamy, KS, Naik, P, Davidson, BR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 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

Intervention versus comparison

Population: patients undergoing liver resections
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality ‐ Antibiotics versus no antibiotics
Intervention vs comparison
no estimate extracted1 study · 127 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Mortality ‐ Long duration antibiotics versus short duration antibiotics
Intervention vs comparison
no estimate extracted1 study · 180 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Mortality ‐ Prebiotics and probiotics versus none
Intervention vs comparison
no estimate extracted1 study · 44 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Mortality ‐ Pre‐operative and post‐operative prebiotics and probiotics versus post‐operative prebiotics and probiotics
Intervention vs comparison
no estimate extracted1 study · 81 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Mortality ‐ Topical povidone iodine gel versus no topical povidone iodine gel
Intervention vs comparison
RR 1.35 [0.24, 7.53]1 study · 59 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias