Cochrane · systematic review · CD007196

Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for uncomplicated biliary colic

Gurusamy, KS, Koti, R, Fusai, G, et al. · 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
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

Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for uncomplicated biliary colic

Population: participants with biliary colic.
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Mortality
Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
RR 0.38 [0.02, 9.03]1 study · 75 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Serious adverse events
Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
RR 0.07 [0, 1.23]1 study · 68 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Conversion to open cholecystectomy
Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
RR 0.1 [0.01, 1.63]1 study · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Hospital stay (days)
Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
no estimate extracted1 study · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Operating time (minutes)
Early vs delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy
no estimate extracted1 study · 63 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias