Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

InclusionExclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with IAIs, without restrictions on age, race, gender and geographical location or setting

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  • Comparing IOPL and suction alone

  • Specific data missing (contacting study authors for missing information. If we have not received relevant information in 20 days, we determine that data are specific missing)

  • Studies

  • Duplicates

 
 
 
 
 

  •  Randomised controlled trials

  •  Quasi-randomised clinical trials

  •  Cohort studies

  • Published language and status: no restriction

  • Published year: from inception to 8 September 2019

  • IAI, intra-abdominal infection; IOPL, intraoperative peritoneal lavage.