Review Article

Effectiveness and Safety of Controlled Venous Pressure in Liver Surgery: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Table 4

Network analysis results between IVCC and IAC.

OutcomesDirect comparisonIndirect comparison
MD (95% CI)MD (95% CI)GRADE

Central venous pressure0.76 (−1.17, 2.70)0.051.6 (−0.24, 3.44)High
Total blood loss−346.0 (−423.89, −268.12)<0.0001180.81 (−72.4, 433.66)Low
Blood loss during transection−249.22 (−288.84, −209.61)<0.0001677.69 (325.73, 1029.65)Low
Operation time−10.0 (−18.73, −1.28)0.025.02 (−11.26, 21.3)Moderate
Liver transected time−2.17 (−3.23, −1.11)<0.00012.12 (−1.62, 5.86)Low

RR (95% CI)RR (95% CI)Grade

Transfusion rate0.83 (0.52, 1.32)0.440.82 (0.45, 1.51)High
Total complications0.97 (0.77, 1.23)0.801.22 (0.85, 1.76)High

GRADE: Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation.