Cochrane · systematic review · CD013352
In‐bag manual versus uncontained power morcellation for laparoscopic myomectomy
Zullo, F, Venturella, R, Raffone, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
Gynaecology and FertilityAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 5 · 100%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
Any type of in‐bag morcellation versus uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy
Population: premenopausal women undergoing laparoscopic myomectomy for uterine fibroids
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Composite intraoperative complications Any type of in‐bag morcellation vs uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 176 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Total operative time (minutes) Any type of in‐bag morcellation vs uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy | MD 9.93 | 2 studies · 176 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Morcellation operative time (minutes) Any type of in‐bag morcellation vs uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy | MD 2.59 [0.45, 4.72] | 2 studies · 176 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Ease of morcellation (scale 1 to 10; 1 = very difficult, 10 = very easy) Any type of in‐bag morcellation vs uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 104 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |
Postoperative diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma Any type of in‐bag morcellation vs uncontained power morcellation during laparoscopic myomectomy | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 176 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, indirectness |