Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Haematoma
Systematic review	97 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Haematoma with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 1.26 95% CI 0.37 to 4.29 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Seroma
Systematic review	82 people 3 RCTs in this analysis	Seroma with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 0.85 95% CI 0.24 to 3.04 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Infection
Systematic review	97 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Superficial infection with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 0.97 95% CI 0.08 to 11.59 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Injury
Systematic review	82 people 3 RCTs in this analysis	Visceral injury with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 5.16 95% CI 0.09 to 286.00 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant