OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review was to systematically analyze the trials on the
effectiveness of perioperative warming in surgical patients. METHODS: A systematic review of the …

Objective The purpose of this article is to systematically analyse the randomized, controlled
trials (RCTs) comparing Ferguson or closed haemorrhoidectomy (CH) versus open …

Methods Clinical trials on laparoscopic procedures using standard dry CO 2 versus heated
humidified CO 2 for pneumoperitoneum were analyzed. Results Ten randomized controlled …

INTRODUCTION The aim of this review was to systemically analyse trials evaluating the
efficacy of routine on-table cholangiography (R-OTC) versus no on-table cholangiography (N-…

Objective To analyse systematically prospective randomized controlled trials dealing with
the effectiveness of surgical sphincterotomy (SS) vs chemical sphincterotomy (CS) using …

Objective: The objective of this article is to systematically analyse the randomized, controlled
trials comparing the effectiveness of purse-string closure (PSC) of an ileostomy wound with …

Background The objective of this article is to study the role of Simethicone±N-acetylcysteine
in improving the mucosal visualization during oesophago-gastro-duodenoscopy (OGD). …

This article highlights the clinical effectiveness of wound edge protector devices (WEPD) in
preventing the post-operative surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing abdominal …

Objective To appraise critically the published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing
carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) with normal saline (NS) as distension medium for diagnostic …

Background Needlescopic appendectomies (NA) have been performed since the 1990s. We
sought to systematically analyze trials comparing NA with laparoscopic appendectomies (…