Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Duration of hospital stay
Systematic review	Number of people not reported 3 RCTs in this analysis	Duration of hospital stay with GIA stapler with endoloops Absolute numbers not reported	SMD +0.12 days 95% CI –0.09 days to +0.33 days P = 0.33		Not significant
Systematic review	Number of people not reported 3 RCTs in this analysis	Duration of hospital stay with stapling with endoloops Absolute numbers not reported	Difference –0.3 days 95% CI –1.2 days to +0.6 days		Not significant