Cochrane · systematic review · CD008239

Perioperative enhanced recovery programmes for women with gynaecological cancers

Chau, JP, Liu, X, Lo, SH, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 37.5%Low 5 · 62.5%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

Enhanced recovery after surgery programme compared to traditional care for women with gynaecological cancers

Population: women with gynaecological cancers
8 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Length of postoperative hospital stay
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
no estimate extracted6 studies · 638 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Overall postoperative complications (within 30 days of operation)
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
RR 0.71 [0.48, 1.05]5 studies · 537 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Mortality (within 30 days of discharge)
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
RR 0.98 [0.14, 6.68]1 study · 99 participantsVery low
Downgraded: imprecision, publication bias
Readmission (within 30 days of operation)
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
RR 0.45 [0.22, 0.9]3 studies · 385 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Time to first flatus (bowel function)
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
no estimate extracted4 studies · 432 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Time to first defaecation (bowel function)
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 228 participantsLow
Downgraded: indirectness, publication bias
Participant satisfaction
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 228 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Economic outcomes
Enhanced recovery after surgery programme vs traditional care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 167 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, publication bias