Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Hospital stay
Systematic review	88 people 2 RCTs in this analysis	Length of hospital stay with TEP laparoscopic repair with open mesh repair	WMD +0.24 95% CI –0.45 to +0.93 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
RCT 3-armed trial	82 men with recurrent inguinal hernia	Length of hospital stay 18.5 hours with TEP laparoscopic repair 20.4 hours with open mesh repair	P = 0.172		Not significant