Cochrane · systematic review · CD009863

Water infusion versus air insufflation for colonoscopy

Hafner, S, Zolk, K, Radaelli, F, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

ColorectalAMSTAR 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
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 3 · 75%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

Primary outcomes

Population: Participants with colonoscopy
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Cecal intubation rate (intention‐to‐treat analysis)
RR 1 [0.97, 1.03]16 studies · 2933 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Adenoma detection rate (endoscopists with all levels of experience)
RR 1.16 [1.04, 1.3]12 studies · 2457 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Adenoma detection rate (experienced endoscopists only)
RR 1.17 [1.05, 1.32]12 studies · 2200 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of adenomas per participant
no estimate extracted2 studies · 902 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias