Table 1.
Study characteristics
| First author | Year published | Country | Design | Primary endpoint | Sample size | Method of analysis | Centre experience | Surgeon experience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP | ||||||||
| Björnsson | 2020 | Sweden | RCT | Length of postoperative hospital stay | 58 | ITT | ns | ≥37 lap. DP |
| de Rooij | 2019 | Netherlands | RCT | Time to functional recovery | 108 | ITT | ≥20 PDs/year | ≥50 advanced MI procedures ≥20 DP (MI or open) ≥5 MI DP |
| PD | ||||||||
| Palanivelu | 2017 | India | RCT | Length of hospital stay | 64 | ITT | ≥40 PDs/year | ≥25 open PD ≥25 lap. PD |
| Poves | 2018 | Spain | RCT | Length of hospital stay | 61 | ITT | Expert surgeon | Expert surgeon |
| van Hilst | 2019 | Netherlands | RCT | Time to functional recovery | 99 | ITT | ≥20 PDs/year (of which ≥10 lap.) | ≥50 advanced lap. procedures ≥50 PD (lap. or open) ≥20 lap. PD |
| Wang | 2021 | China | RCT | Length of postoperative stay | 594 | mITT | ≥50 PDs/year (of which ≥20 lap.) | ≥104 lap. PD ≥104 open PD |
DP, distal pancreatectomy; ITT, intention to treat; lap., laparoscopic; PD, partial pancreatoduodenectomy; MI, minimally invasive; mITT, modified intention to treat; ns, not specified.