Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Haematoma
Systematic review	93 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Haematoma with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 1.70 95% CI 0.42 to 6.84 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Seroma
Systematic review	93 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Seroma with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 2.14 95% CI 0.21 to 22.16 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Infection
Systematic review	93 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Superficial infection with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 0.18 95% CI 0 to 9.42 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Systematic review	68 people 2 RCTs in this analysis	Deep infection with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 0.15 95% CI 0 to 7.71 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Numbness
Systematic review	53 people 2 RCTs in this analysis	Persisting numbness with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open suture repair	OR 0.16 95% CI 0.02 to 1.70 See further information on studies for discussion of clinical relevance of results		Not significant
Vascular or visceral injury
Systematic review	93 people 4 RCTs in this analysis	Vascular or visceral injury 0 with TAPP laparoscopic repair 0 with open suture repair