Table 2.

Comparison of stapled versus sutured colorectal

Investigators	Number of patients	Staple technique leak rate (%)	Suture technique leak rate (%)	p
Docherty et al[5]	732	4.7	4.3	0.93
Fingerhut et al[9]	113	13	18.7	0.05
Everett et al[13]	100	0	2	NS
Demetriades et al[14]	207	6.3	7.8	0.69