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Forest plot comparing postoperative mortality following selective decontamination of the digestive tract versus standard treatment in upper gastrointestinal resections A Mantel–Haenszel fixed‐effect model was used for meta‐analysis. Odds ratios are shown with 95 per cent confidence intervals. SDD, selective decontamination of the digestive tract.
