Cochrane · systematic review · CD011111

Wound drainage for lower limb arterial surgery

Healy, D, Clarke‐Moloney, M, Hannigan, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

WoundsAMSTAR 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
1
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 75%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%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

Comparison

Population: lower limb arterial surgery
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Incidence of any surgical site infection
RR 1.33 [0.3, 5.94]1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Incidence of wound dehiscence
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Incidence of reoperation for wound or graft‐related complications
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Changes in health‐related quality of life
no estimate extractedNRNo studies