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Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 1 Anastomosis leakage stratified for colonic or rectal surgery.
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 1 Anastomosis leakage stratified for colonic or rectal surgery.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 2 Overall anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 2 Overall anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 3 Mortality.
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 3 Mortality.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 4 Peritonitis.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 4 Peritonitis.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 5 Reoperation.
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 5 Reoperation.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 6 Wound infection.
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 6 Wound infection.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 7 Infectious extra‐abdominal complications.
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Analysis 1.7

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 7 Infectious extra‐abdominal complications.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 8 Non‐infectious extra‐abdominal complications.
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Analysis 1.8

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 8 Non‐infectious extra‐abdominal complications.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 9 Sensitivity analysis 1 ‐ Including only studies with adequate randomisation.
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Analysis 1.9

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 9 Sensitivity analysis 1 ‐ Including only studies with adequate randomisation.

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 10 Sensitivity analysis 2 ‐ Studies including only patients with anastomosis.
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Analysis 1.10

Comparison 1 Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation, Outcome 10 Sensitivity analysis 2 ‐ Studies including only patients with anastomosis.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 1 Anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 1 Anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 2 Overall anastomotic leakage.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 2 Overall anastomotic leakage.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 3 Mortality.
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 3 Mortality.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 4 Peritonitis / Abscess.
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Analysis 2.4

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 4 Peritonitis / Abscess.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 5 Reoperation.
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Analysis 2.5

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 5 Reoperation.

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 6 Wound infection.
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Analysis 2.6

Comparison 2 Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema, Outcome 6 Wound infection.

Comparison 1. Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Anastomosis leakage stratified for colonic or rectal surgery Show forest plot

11

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

1.1 Leakage after low anterior resection

7

846

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.55, 1.40]

1.2 Leakage after colonic surgery

8

3147

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.85 [0.58, 1.26]

2 Overall anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery Show forest plot

13

4533

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.99 [0.74, 1.31]

3 Mortality Show forest plot

11

4166

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.58, 1.47]

4 Peritonitis Show forest plot

10

3983

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.74 [0.50, 1.08]

5 Reoperation Show forest plot

11

4319

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.04 [0.81, 1.34]

6 Wound infection Show forest plot

13

4595

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.16 [0.95, 1.42]

7 Infectious extra‐abdominal complications Show forest plot

6

3575

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.05 [0.85, 1.30]

8 Non‐infectious extra‐abdominal complications Show forest plot

6

2346

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.71, 1.36]

9 Sensitivity analysis 1 ‐ Including only studies with adequate randomisation Show forest plot

9

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

9.1 Overall anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery

9

3854

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.88 [0.64, 1.23]

9.2 Wound infection

9

3875

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.13 [0.91, 1.40]

10 Sensitivity analysis 2 ‐ Studies including only patients with anastomosis Show forest plot

8

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

10.1 Overall anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery

8

3792

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.92 [0.60, 1.41]

10.2 Wound infection

8

3837

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.07 [0.86, 1.35]

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Comparison 1. Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation
Comparison 2. Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Anastomotic leakage for colorectal surgery Show forest plot

3

763

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.43 [0.71, 2.87]

1.1 Leakage after rectal surgery

3

195

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.93 [0.34, 2.52]

1.2 Leakage after colonic surgery

3

568

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

2.15 [0.79, 5.84]

2 Overall anastomotic leakage Show forest plot

5

1210

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.32 [0.74, 2.36]

3 Mortality Show forest plot

5

1210

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.47 [0.56, 3.90]

4 Peritonitis / Abscess Show forest plot

5

1210

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.37 [0.64, 2.93]

5 Reoperation Show forest plot

2

447

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.86 [0.32, 2.33]

6 Wound infection Show forest plot

5

1210

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

1.26 [0.85, 1.88]

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Comparison 2. Mechanical bowel preparation versus rectal enema