Evidence map›Paper›PMID 28875302›Full record

SynthesisLangenbeck's archives of surgery2018

Laparoscopic approaches to complicated diverticulitis.

M Gachabayov, R Essani, R Bergamaschi

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Synthesis in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

M GachabayovDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
R EssaniDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
R BergamaschiDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA. rcmbergamaschi@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9993-0563
State University of New York · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objective of this article is to review the evolving role of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of complicated diverticulitis. PURPOSE: The authors attempted to give readers a concise insight into the evidence available in the English language literature. This study does not offer a systematic review of the topic, rather it highlights the role of laparoscopy in the treatment of complicated diverticulitis.

conclusionsNew level 1 evidence suggest that observation rather than elective resection following nonoperative management of diverticulitis with abscess and/or extraluminal air is not below the standard of care. Implementation of nonoperative management may result in increased prevalence of sigmoid strictures.

Indexed as

LaparoscopyDiverticulitis, ColonicHumansPatient SelectionColon diverticulaColonic diverticulitisIntestinal fistulaIntestinal perforationLaparoscopic surgery

Identifiers

PMID28875302
OpenAlexW2751176663

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.