Cochrane · systematic review · CD007338
Cardiopulmonary interventions to decrease blood loss and blood transfusion requirements for liver resection
Gurusamy, KS, Li, J, Vaughan, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · 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
3
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 1 · 20%Very low 3 · 60%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
Cardiopulmonary interventions to decrease blood loss and blood transfusion requirements for liver resection
Population: patients with liver resection.
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Serious adverse events ‐ Haemodilution versus control. | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number requiring allogeneic blood transfusion ‐ Low central venous pressure (CVP) versus control. | RR 0.66 [0.42, 1.03] | 3 studies · 177 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
Number requiring allogeneic blood transfusion ‐ Haemodilution versus control. | RR 0.41 [0.25, 0.66] | 3 studies · 233 participants | Ungraded |
Red cell transfusion ‐ Low CVP versus control. | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 135 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
Red cell transfusion ‐ Haemodilution versus control. | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 180 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |