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Study flow diagram.
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Study flow diagram.

Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.
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Risk of bias graph: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item presented as percentages across all included studies.

Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.
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Risk of bias summary: review authors' judgements about each risk of bias item for each included study.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 1 Re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the intervention).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 1 Re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the intervention).

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 2 Time to re‐establishment of oral intake (days).
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 2 Time to re‐establishment of oral intake (days).

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 3 All‐cause mortality.
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 3 All‐cause mortality.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 4 Median survival postintervention (days).
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 4 Median survival postintervention (days).

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 5 Time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms.
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 5 Time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 6 Serious adverse events.
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 6 Serious adverse events.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 7 Serious adverse events: need for reintervention.
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 7 Serious adverse events: need for reintervention.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 8 Minor adverse events.
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 8 Minor adverse events.

Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 9 Length of hospital stay (days).
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Comparison 1 Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting, Outcome 9 Length of hospital stay (days).

Summary of findings for the main comparison. Duodenal stenting compared with surgical palliation for malignant gastric outlet obstruction

Duodenal stenting compared with surgical palliation for malignant gastric outlet obstruction

Patient or population: people with malignant gastric outlet obstruction

Setting: hospital

Intervention: duodenal stent placement

Comparison: surgical palliation

Outcomes

Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)

Relative effect
(95% CI)

No of participants
(studies)

Quality of the evidence
(GRADE)

Assumed risk

Corresponding risk

Surgical palliation

Duodenal stent

Re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the intervention)

Follow‐up: 1 to 30 days

975 per 1000

956 per 1000
(858 to 1000)

RR 0.98 (0.88 to 1.09)

82
(3)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Low1

Time to re‐establishment of oral intake

Follow‐up: 1 to 30 days

7.6 days

The mean time to oral intake in the duodenal stent group was 3.07 days shorter

MD ‐3.07 days (‐4.76 to ‐1.39)

57
(2)

⊕⊕⊝⊝
Low1

All‐cause mortality

Follow‐up: 1 to 30 days

214 per 1000

154 per 1000
(30 to 780)

RR 0.72 (0.14 to 3.64)

27
(1)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low2

Median survival postintervention

Follow‐up: 1 to 975 days

78 days

The median survival in the duodenal stent group was
22 days shorter

MD ‐22.00 days (‐53.45 to 9.45)

39
(1)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low1,3

Time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms

Follow‐up: 1 to 975 days

37 per 1000

188 per 1000
(36 to 990)

RR 5.08 (0.96 to 26.74)

57
(2)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
Moderate3

Adverse events

Follow‐up: 1 to 30 days

Serious adverse events

RR 1.15 (0.33 to 3.98)

84
(3)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low1,3

98 per 1000

112 per 1000
(32 to 388)

Serious adverse events (need for reintervention)

RR 4.71 (1.36 to 16.30)

84
(3)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low3,4

49 per 1000

230 per 1000
(66 to 795)

Minor adverse events

RR 0.35 (0.07 to 1.61)

84
(3)

⊕⊝⊝⊝
Very low1,5

341 per 1000

120 per 1000
(24 to 550)

Length of hospital stay

Follow‐up: 1 to 30 days

12.9 days

The mean length of hospital stay in the duodenal stent group was 6.70 days shorter

MD ‐6.70 days (9.41 lower to 3.98 lower)

84
(3)

⊕⊕⊕⊝
Moderate3

Health‐related quality of life

Studies used different methods to assess quality of life in the included studies so the data could not be combined.

*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI).

CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; RR: risk ratio.

GRADE Working Group grades of evidence
High‐quality: further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect.
Moderate‐quality: further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate.
Low‐quality: further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.
Very low‐quality: we are very uncertain about the estimate.

1Unclear or high risk bias within the studies (very serious concerns) (downgraded by two levels).

2Unclear or high risk of bias within the studies (downgraded by two levels) in addition to very serious inconsistencies between the studies (downgraded by two levels).

3Some imprecision in the results as exemplified by the large confidence intervals (downgraded by one level).

4Confidence intervals were wide (overlapped no effect and clinically significant effect) and the sample size was small (downgraded by two levels).

5Serious inconsistencies between the studies (downgraded by one level).

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Summary of findings for the main comparison. Duodenal stenting compared with surgical palliation for malignant gastric outlet obstruction
Comparison 1. Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Re‐establishment of oral intake (technical success of the intervention) Show forest plot

3

82

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.98 [0.88, 1.09]

2 Time to re‐establishment of oral intake (days) Show forest plot

2

57

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐3.07 [‐4.76, ‐1.39]

3 All‐cause mortality Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

4 Median survival postintervention (days) Show forest plot

1

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

Subtotals only

5 Time to recurrence of obstructive symptoms Show forest plot

2

57

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

5.08 [0.96, 26.74]

6 Serious adverse events Show forest plot

3

84

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

1.15 [0.33, 3.98]

7 Serious adverse events: need for reintervention Show forest plot

3

84

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

4.71 [1.36, 16.30]

8 Minor adverse events Show forest plot

3

84

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

0.35 [0.07, 1.61]

9 Length of hospital stay (days) Show forest plot

3

84

Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)

‐6.70 [‐9.41, ‐3.98]

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Comparison 1. Surgical palliation versus duodenal stenting