Cochrane · systematic review · CD012250
Circumcision devices versus standard surgical techniques in adolescent and adult male circumcisions
Hohlfeld, A, Ebrahim, S, Shaik, MZ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
UrologyAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 14.3%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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
Circumcision devices compared to standard surgical techniques in adolescent and adult male circumcisions
Population: adolescent and adult male circumcisions
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Serious adverse events Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 3472 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Moderate adverse events Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | RR 1.31 [0.55, 3.1] | 10 studies · 3370 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mild adverse events Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | RR 1.09 [0.44, 2.72] | 10 studies · 3370 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Operative time (minutes) Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 4812 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Pain during the first 24 hours (VAS means) Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 3022 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Pain during the first 7 days (VAS means) Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 1430 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Participant satisfaction Circumcision devices vs standard surgical techniques | RR 1.19 [1.04, 1.37] | 15 studies · 4501 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |