Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan ^a   Samraj, K ^b   Davidson, B R ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BILIARY COLIC; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; COLIC; METHODOLOGY; TIME; ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BILE DUCT INJURY; CHOLANGITIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; GALLBLADDER PERFORATION; GALLSTONE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; OPERATION DURATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY DELAY;

BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; COLIC; HUMANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44949114375     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007196     Document Type: Review

References (30)

1. Altman 2003 Altman DG, Bland JM. Interaction revisited: the difference between two estimates. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 2003;326(7382):219.
2. Bakken 2004 Bakken IJ, Skjeldestad FE, Mjåland O, Johnson E. Cholecystectomy in Norway 1990-2002 [Kolecystektomi i Norge i 1990-2002]. Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening 2004;124(18):2376-8.
3. Berger 2000 Berger MY, van der Velden JJ, Lijmer JG, de Kort H, Prins A, Bohnen AM. Abdominal symptoms: do they predict gallstones? A systematic review. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2000;35(1):70-6.
4. DeMets 1987 DeMets DL. Methods for combining randomized clinical trials: strengths and limitations. Statistics in Medicine 1987;6(3):341-50.
5. DerSimonian 1986 DerSimonian R, Laird N. Meta-analysis in clinical trials. Controlled Clinical Trials 1986;7(3):177-88.
6. Egger 1997 Egger M, Davey SG, Schneider M, Minder C. Bias in meta-analysis detected by a simple, graphical test. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.) 1997;315(7109):629-34.
7. Fullarton 1994 Fullarton GM, Bell G. Prospective audit of the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the west of Scotland. West of Scotland Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Audit Group. Gut 1994;35(8):1121-6.
8. Glasgow 2000 Glasgow RE, Cho M, Hutter MM, Mulvihill SJ. The spectrum and cost of complicated gallstone disease in California. Archives of Surgery 2000;135(9):1021-5; discussion 1025-7.
9. Gluud 2007 Gluud C, Nikolova D, Klingenberg SL, Whitfield K, Alexakis N, Als-Nielsen B, et al.Hepato-Biliary Group. About The Cochrane Collaboration (Cochrane Review Groups (CRGs)) 2007, Issue 4. Art. No.: LIVER.
10. Halldestam 2004 Halldestam I, Enell EL, Kullman E, Borch K. Development of symptoms and complications in individuals with asymptomatic gallstones. British Journal of Surgery 2004;91(6):734-8.
11. Higgins 2002 Higgins JPT, Thompson SG. Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta-analysis. Statistics in Medicine 2002;21(11):1539-58.
12. Higgins 2006 Higgins JPT, Green S, editors. Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 4.2.6 [updated September 2006]. The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2006. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2006.
13. Jørgensen 1987 Jørgensen T. Prevalence of gallstones in a Danish population. American Journal of Epidemiology 1987;126(5):912-21.
14. Kjaergard 2001 Kjaergard LL, Villumsen J, Gluud C. Reported methodologic quality and discrepancies between large and small randomized trials in meta-analyses. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001;135(11):982-9.
15. Lawrentschuk 2003 Lawrentschuk N, Hewitt PM, Pritchard MG. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: implications of prolonged waiting times for surgery. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2003;73(11):890-3.
16. Macaskill 2001 Macaskill P, Walter SD, Irwig L. A comparison of methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis. Statistics in Medicine 2001;20(4):641-54.
17. Mjäland 1998 Mjäland O, Adamsen S, Hjelmquist B, Ovaska J, Buanes T. Cholecystectomy rates, gallstone prevalence, and handling of bile duct injuries in Scandinavia. A comparative audit. Surgical Endoscopy 1998;12(12):1386-9.
18. Moher 1998 Moher D, Pham B, Jones A, Cook DJ, Jadad AR, Moher M, et al.Does quality of reports of randomised trials affect estimates of intervention efficacy reported in meta-analyses?. Lancet 1998;352(9128):609-13.
19. Muhrbeck 1995 Muhrbeck O, Ahlberg J. Prevalence of gallstone disease in a Swedish population. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 1995;30(11):1125-8.
20. Newell 1992 Newell DJ. Intention-to-treat analysis: implications for quantitative and qualitative research. International Journal of Epidemiology 1992;21(5):837-41.
21. NIH 1992 NIH. NIH consensus statement on gallstones and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. http://consensus.nih.gov/1992/ 1992GallstonesLaparoscopy090html.htm 1992 (accessed 10 August 2006).
22. Peng 2005 Peng WK, Sheikh Z, Nixon SJ, Paterson-Brown S. Role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the early management of acute gallbladder disease. British Journal of Surgery 2005;92:586-91.
23. RevMan 2003 RevMan. Review Manager (RevMan). 4.2 for Windows. Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2003.
24. Royle 2003 Royle P, Milne R. Literature searching for randomized controlled trials used in Cochrane reviews: rapid versus exhaustive searches. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2003;19(4):591-603.
25. Rutledge 2000 Rutledge D, Jones D, Rege R. Consequences of delay in surgical treatment of biliary disease. American Journal of Surgery 2000;180(6):466-9.
26. Salman 2005 Salman B, Yuksel O, Irkorucu O, Akyurek N, Tezcaner T, Dogan I, et al.Urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the best management for biliary colic. A prospective randomized study of 75 cases. Digestive Surgery 2005;22(1-2):95-9.
27. Schulz 1995 Schulz KF, Chalmers I, Hayes RJ, Altman DG. Empirical evidence of bias. Dimensions of methodological quality associated with estimates of treatment effects in controlled trials. JAMA 1995;273(5):408- 12.
28. StatsDirect 2.6 StatsDirect Ltd. StatsDirect Statistical software Version 2.6.3. StatsDirect Ltd, 2007.
29. Sweeting 2004 Sweeting MJ, Sutton AJ, Lambert PC. What to add to nothing? Use and avoidance of continuity corrections in meta-analysis of sparse data. Statistics in Medicine 2004;23(9):1351-75.
30. Vetrhus 2003 Vetrhus M, Soreide O, Nesvik I, Sondenaa K. Acute cholecystitis: delayed surgery or observation. A randomized clinical trial. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2003;38(9):985-90.