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. 2013 Aug 31;2013(8):CD006574. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006574.pub4

Egawa 2006.

Methods Randomised clinical trial.
Participants Country: Japan.
 Number randomised: 30.
 Mean age: 50 years.
 Females: 14 (46.7%).
Inclusion criteria:
  1. Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  2. ASA I or II

  3. Age 38 to 64 years.


Exclusion criteria:
 Pre‐existing cardiovascular, respiratory or cerebrovascular disease.
Interventions Participants were randomly assigned to two groups:
Group 1: abdominal wall lift (n = 15).
 Group 2: pneumoperitoneum with 10 to 12 mm Hg pressure (n = 15).
Device used for abdominal lift: not stated.
Outcomes The outcome measure reported was operating time.
Notes Attempts were made to contact the author in February 2007.
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk Comment: Important outcomes were not reported.
Vested interest bias Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.