Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Hospital stay
RCT	50 people	Length of hospital stay 1.52 days with TAPP laparoscopic repair 2.24 days with open mesh repair	P <0.05	Effect size not calculated	TAPP laparoscopic repair
Operation duration
RCT 3-armed trial	66 people	Time to perform procedure with TAPP laparoscopic repair with open mesh repair Absolute results not reported	Significance not assessed