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 review13
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)







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