Meta-analysis of peritoneal lavage in appendicectomy.

E GammeriT PetrinicG Bond-SmithAlex N Gordon-Weeks

Published in: BJS open (2018)

There is no evidence of benefit of lavage over suction for postoperative infective complications, and no individual study demonstrated a significant benefit in patients receiving lavage.

Keyphrases

systematic review
patients undergoing
meta analyses
risk factors
case control