Cochrane · systematic review · CD008343
Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications
Egholm, JWM, Pedersen, B, Møller, AM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 66.7%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
Current version onlyPerioperative alcohol cessation intervention compared with treatment as usual in patients undergoing surgery
Population: adult surgical patients consuming 3 or more units of alcohol per day
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative complications after perioperative intervention (e.g. wound‐related complications, secondary surgery, cardiopulmonary complications, admission to intensive care) defined by need for treatment Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention vs treatment | RR 0.62 [0.4, 0.96] | 3 studies · 122 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
In‐hospital and 30‐day mortality Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention vs treatment | RR 0.47 [0.07, 2.96] | 3 studies · 122 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Successful quitters (number of abstainers) at the end of the programme (with or without validation by interview, breath test, or alcohol markers) Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention vs treatment | RR 8.22 [1.67, 40.44] | 3 studies · 140 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Preoperative alcohol cessation intervention versus treatment as usual for hazardous drinking
Population: patients with hazardous drinking
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Postoperative complications number of complications Preoperative alcohol cessation intervention vs treatment | OR 0.22 [0.08, 0.61] | 2 studies · 69 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |