Table 4.
Overview of the sensitivity analysis of studies reporting on outcomes in patients with insulinomas submitted to open pancreatic surgery (OPS) or laparoscopic pancreatic surgery (LPS)
| Outcome | Studies, n | Patients, n |
Events, n |
OR/MWD | 95% CI | P-value | τ2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPS | OPS | LPS | OPS | ||||||
| Analysis on insulinomas | 8 | 160 | 383 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Overall complication rate | 5 | 105 | 124 | 38 | 52 | 0.61 | 0.33–1.14 | 0.12 | 0.00 |
| Fistula rate | 8 | 160 | 383 | 47 | 141 | 0.94 | 0.59–1.48 | 0.78 | 0.00 |
| Blood loss | 6 | 133 | 371 | – | – | −50.85 | −93.04 to −8.66 | 0.02 | 1242.7 |
| Duration of operation | 7 | 139 | 350 | – | – | 6.66 | −12.41 to 25.74 | 0.49 | 211.85 |
| Hospital length of stay | 8 | 160 | 383 | – | – | −5.67 | −7.07 to −4.28 | <0.00001 | 0.00 |
| Mortality | None | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
OR, odds ratio; MWD, mean weighted difference; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.