Cochrane · systematic review · CD008370

Somatostatin analogues for pancreatic surgery

Gurusamy, KS, Koti, R, Fusai, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library

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Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 3 · 42.9%Very low 4 · 57.1%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.

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Somatostatin analogues for pancreatic surgery

Population: people with pancreatic surgery
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Perioperative mortality
RR 0.8 [0.56, 1.16]18 studies · 2210 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias
Treatment withdrawal
RR 1.55 [0.56, 4.33]9 studies · 1220 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Re‐operation
RR 1.06 [0.69, 1.63]7 studies · 687 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias
Anastomotic leak
RR 0.81 [0.51, 1.27]9 studies · 1585 participantsUngraded
Pancreatic fistula (clinically significant)
RR 0.69 [0.38, 1.29]4 studies · 292 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias
Infected abdominal collections
RR 0.93 [0.66, 1.32]13 studies · 1965 participantsUngraded
Shock
RR 1 [0.46, 2.15]4 studies · 812 participantsUngraded