10/4001/11 - Evidence-based liver, pancreas, gallbladder (HPB) and general surgery

Research type: Evidence Synthesis

Start date: March 2011

Publication date: September 2014

Cost: £417,959.00

Contractor: University College London 

Publications

• Abdominal lift for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Anaesthetic regimens for day-procedure laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) related complications in surgical patients (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in non surgical wounds (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in surgical wounds (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Antiviral interventions for liver transplant patients with recurrent graft infection due to hepatitis C virus (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Antiviral prophylaxis for the prevention of chronic hepatitis C virus in patients undergoing liver transplantation (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Continuous versus interrupted skin sutures for non-obstetric surgery (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Day-surgery versus overnight stay surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Diagnostic accuracy of laparoscopy following computed tomography (CT) scanning for assessing the resectability with curative intent in pancreatic and periampullary cancer (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean-contaminated surgical wounds (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute gallstone pancreatitis(in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for people with acute cholecystitis (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for uncomplicated biliary colic(in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Early versus delayed post-operative bathing or showering to prevent wound complications (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography versus intraoperative cholangiography for diagnosis of common bile duct stones (PDF File, 772.3 KB). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010339.pub2.
• Endoscopic ultrasound versus magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stones (PDF File, 972.9 KB). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011549
• Fewer-than-four ports versus four ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Formal education of patients about to undergo laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation versus no intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Laparoscopic surgical box model training for surgical trainees with limited prior laparoscopic experience (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Laparoscopic surgical box model training for surgical trainees with no prior laparoscopic experience (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Low pressure versus standard pressure pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Methods of intraperitoneal local anaesthetic instillation for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Methods of preventing bacterial sepsis and wound complications after liver transplantation (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Methods to decrease blood loss during liver resection: a network meta-analysis (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Miniports versus standard ports for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Percutaneous cholecystostomy for high-risk surgical patients with acute calculous cholecystitis (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Peritoneal closure versus no peritoneal closure for patients undergoing non-obstetric abdominal operations (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Pharmacological interventions for prevention or treatment of postoperative pain in people undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Pre-operative biliary drainage for obstructive jaundice (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Prophylactic gastrojejunostomy for unresectable periampullary carcinoma (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Resection versus other treatments for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Robot assistant versus human or another robot assistant in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Routine abdominal drainage versus no abdominal drainage for uncomplicated laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Somatostatin analogues for pancreatic surgery (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Subcutaneous closure versus no subcutaneous closure after non-caesarean surgical procedures (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• T-tube drainage versus primary closure after laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• T-tube drainage versus primary closure after open common bile duct exploration (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Ultrasound versus liver function tests for diagnosis of common bile duct stones (PDF File, 690.6 KB). DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD011548.
• Virtual reality training for surgical trainees in laparoscopic surgery (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)
• Wound infiltration with local anaesthetic agents for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (in the Cochrane Library via Wiley Online)