Koivusalo 1996a.

Methods	Randomised clinical trial.
Participants	Country: Finland. Number randomised: 26. Mean age: 44 years. Females: 24 (92.3%). Inclusion criteria: 1. Elective cholecystectomy 2. ASA I or II.
Interventions	Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: Group 1: abdominal wall lift (n = 13). Group 2: pneumoperitoneum with 12 to 15 mm Hg pressure (n = 13). Device used for abdominal lift: intra‐peritoneal device.
Outcomes	The main outcome measures were complications, operating time, and proportion discharged as day‐patient laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Notes	Attempts were made to contact the author in February 2007 and July 2013.
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)	Low risk	Comment: All important outcomes were reported.
Vested interest bias	Unclear risk	Comment: This information was not available.