Table 3 Closure versus non-closure of the peritoneum
Study | n | Infection | Blood loss | Health service use | Other outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Outcome | Result | Outcome | Result | Outcome | Result | Outcome | Result | ||
Cochrane review 13 | 1,811 | Postoperative fever (n = 874) (RR) | 0.66 (0.46, 0.95) | Operating Time (n = 974) (WMD) | -7.33 (-8.43, -6.24) min | Analgesic dose required (n = 393) (WMD) | -0.29 (-0.69, 0.12) | ||
Endometritis (n = 474) (RR) | 1.30 (0.62, 2.71) | Postoperative days in Hospital (n = 974) (WMD) | -0.39 (-0.51, -0.28) | ||||||
Wound infection (n = 534) (RR) | 0.60 (0.29,1.21) | ||||||||