Table 5.
Length of hospital stay
| Ref. | Design | Measure |
LOS |
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| Lap | Open | P value | |||
| Guillou et al[8] "CLASSIC" | RCT | Median (range) | 13 (9-18) | 11 (9-15) | N/A |
| Kang et al[18] "COREAN" | RCT | Median (range) | 8 (7-12) | 9 (8-12) | 0.06 |
| Lujan et al[20] | RCT | mean ± SD | 8.2 ± 7.3 | 9.9 ± 6.8 | 0.11 |
| Ng et al[21] | RCT | Median (range) | 10.8 (5-27) | 11.5 (3-38) | 0.55 |
| Ng et al[22] | RCT | Median (range) | 8.4 (2-32) | 10 (3-39) | 0.013 |
| Braga et al[24] | RCT | mean ± SD | 10 ± 4.9 | 13 ± 10 | 0.004 |
| Zhou et al[30] | RCT | mean ± SD | 8.1 ± 3.1 | 13.3 ± 3.4 | 0.001 |
| Aziz et al[28] | MA | MD (d) | -2.67 d, 95%CI: -3.8-(-1.54) | 0.06 | |
| Arezzo et al[31] | MA | MD (d) | -2.7 d, 95%CI: -3.6-(-1.7) | 0.001 | |
RCT: Randomized controlled trial; MA: Meta-analysis; LOS: Length of stay; SD: Standard deviation; MD: Mean difference; CI: Confidence intervall; N/A: Not applicable.