Table 5.
Pooled risk ratios of complications in Crohn’s patients undergoing resection by laparoscopic or open technique
| Perioperative complication | Number of studies | Total number of patients | Laparoscopic | Open surgery | Risk ratio | 95% Confidence interval | P Value | I2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All |
30 |
2300 |
12.00% |
17.90% |
0.71 |
0.58 - 0.86 |
0.001 |
0% |
| Wound infection |
25 |
1670 |
5.80% |
6.10% |
0.86 |
0.60 - 1.25 |
0.43 |
0% |
| Prolonged Ileus/ bowel obstruction |
14 |
1012 |
3.90% |
4.70% |
0.83 |
0.48 – 1.42 |
0.49 |
0% |
| Respiratory complication |
11 |
825 |
0.80% |
2.50% |
0.57 |
0.25 – 1.33 |
0.19 |
0% |
| Urinary tract infection |
5 |
367 |
1.90% |
3.30% |
0.65 |
0.21 – 2.02 |
0.46 |
0% |
| Anastamotic leak |
12 |
1261 |
2.70% |
2.70% |
1 |
0.55 – 1.82 |
1 |
0% |
| Intraabdominal abscess |
15 |
1121 |
2.70% |
4.40% |
0.69 |
0.39 – 1.20 |
0.19 |
0% |
| <30 day reoperation | 13 | 917 | 2.40% | 4.00% | 0.72 | 0.37 – 1.38 | 0.32 | 0% |