Comparison 2. CUSA versus clamp‐crush with vascular occlusion.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Peri‐operative mortality	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	5.43 [0.25, 118.96]
2 Liver failure	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [0.06, 16.93]
3 Bleeding requiring percutaneous drainage	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Bile leak requiring percutaneous drainage	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.48 [0.04, 5.65]
5 Wound infection	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.32 [0.01, 8.25]
6 Transection blood loss (ml/sq cm)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.5 [1.01, 3.99]
7 Number requiring transfusion	1	50	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	11.29 [1.29, 98.89]
8 Peak bilirubin (mumol/litre)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐5.0 [‐24.40, 14.40]
9 Peak prothrombin activity (percentage of activity)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.0 [‐10.09, 12.09]
10 Transection time (minutes)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐19.00 [‐60.65, 18.65]
11 Transection speed (sq cm/minute)	1	50	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.6 [0.89, 2.31]