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Comparison of stapled versus sutured colorectal anastomoses
| Investigators | Number of patients | Staple technique leak rate (%) | Suture technique leak rate (%) | P |
| Docherty et al[57] | 732 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 0.93 |
| Fingerhut et al[58] | 113 | 13 | 18.7 | 0.05 |
| Everett et al[59] | 100 | 0 | 2 | NS |
| Demetriades et al[60] | 207 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 0.69 |
NS = not significant.
