Table 1.
Summary of results from the sensitivity analysis for robustness of data synthesis (CmpR, complication rate; TR, transfusion rate; CnvR, conversion to laparotomy rate; NOS, Newcastle–Ottawa scale).
| RALM vs. AM | RALM vs. CLM | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter Assessed | EBL WMD (mL), p-Value | MOD WMD (min), p-Value | LOS WMD (Days), p-Value | CmpR OR, p-Value |
TR OR, p-Value |
EBL WMD (mL), p-Value | MOD WMD (min), p-Value | LOS WMD (Days), p-Value | CmpR OR, p-Value |
TR OR, p-Value |
CnvR OR, p-Value) |
| All studies | −45.012, p < 0.001 I2 = 79.0%, p < 0.001 |
70.898 p < 0.001 I2 = 84.3%, p < 0.001 |
−1.569 p < 0.001 I2 = 92.0%, p < 0.001 |
0.669 p = 0.016 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.716 |
0.402 p < 0.001 I2 = 12.1%, p = 0.326 |
22.847 p < 0.001 I2 = 79.7%, p < 0.001 |
61.339 p < 0.001 I2 = 96.3%, p < 0.001 |
0.083 p = 0.018 I2 = 84.5%, p < 0.001 |
0.808 p = 0.250 I2 = 7.8%, p = 0.370 |
0.953 p = 0.854 I2 = 19.3%, p = 0.254 |
0.533 p = 0.083 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.083 |
| NOS 9 studies | −69.688 p = 0.002 I2 = 43.8%, p = 0.169 |
85.635 p < 0.001 I2 = 54.8%, p = 0.109 |
−1.502 p < 0.001 I2 = 81.9%, p = 0.004 |
0.612 p = 0.256 I2 = 64.8%, p = 0.059 |
0.351 p = 0.035 I2 = 42.7%, p = 0.175 |
7.953 p = 0.411 I2 = 80.9%, p < 0.001 |
47.334 p < 0.001 I2 = 97.2%, p < 0.001 |
−0.037 p = 0.397 I2 = 81.7%, p < 0.001 |
0.857 p = 0.519 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.528 |
0.926 p = 0.801 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.423 |
0.352 p = 0.065 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.065 |
| NOS 8 studies | −39.118 p < 0.001 I2 = 85.7%, p < 0.001 |
58.314 p < 0.001 I2 = 74.4%, p < 0.001 |
−1.637 p < 0.001 I2 = 94.5%, p < 0.001 |
0.799 p = 0.566 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.981 |
0.472 p = 0.003 I2 = 9.6%, p = 0.356 |
24.059 p < 0.001 I2 = 83.4%, p < 0.001 |
68.855 p < 0.001 I2 = 95.9%, p < 0.001 |
0.165 p = 0.023 I2 = 36.8%, p = 0.191 |
0.601 p = 0.129 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.766 |
1.891 p = 0.425 I2 = 48.5%, p = 0.101 |
0.562 p = 0.538 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.538 |
| NOS 7 studies | −110.187 p = 0.143 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.902 |
118.651 p < 0.001 I2 = 82.0%, p = 0.018 |
−1.039 p < 0.001 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.653 |
0.494 p = 0.085 I2 = NA |
0.225 p = 0.004 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.940 |
12.614 p = 0.707 I2 = 80.1%, p < 0.001 |
36.722 p < 0.001 I2 = 94.1%, p < 0.001 |
0.594 p < 0.001 I2 = 83.9%, p = 0.013 |
0.939 p = 0.931 I2 = 67.9%, p = 0.044 |
0.638 p = 0.283 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.671 |
0.773 p = 0.638 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.638 |
| Studies with outcome estimates from skewed data removed | −50.848 p < 0.001 I2 = 80.7%, p < 0.001 |
70.848 p < 0.001 I2 = 86.9%, p < 0.001 |
−1.458 p < 0.001 I2 = 93.0%, p < 0.001 |
0.669 p = 0.016 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.716 |
0.402 p < 0.001 I2 = 12.1%, p = 0.326 |
−7.995 p = 0.296 I2 = 80.9%, p < 0.001 |
36.762 p < 0.001 I2 = 96.2%, p < 0.001 |
0.002 p = 0.974 I2 = 19.2%, p = 0.283 |
0.808 p = 0.250 I2 = 7.8%, p = 0.370 |
0.953 p = 0.854 I2 = 19.3%, p = 0.254 |
0.533 p = 0.083 I2 = 0.0%, p = 0.781 |