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. 2014 Oct-Dec;18(4):e2014.00242. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00242

Table 2.

Meta-analysis of other outcomes.

Outcome No. of studies Incidence/duration
OR or SMD
95 % CI P I2 (%)
Drain (%) No drain (%)
Nausea 59,14,17,20,21 16.9 15.2 1.12 0.71–1.77 0.62 0
Vomiting 317,20,21 14,9 12.1 1.20 0.62–2.33 0.58 0
Hospital stay 710,11,1416,20,21 0.37 –0.16–0.89 0.17 95

OR, odds ratio; SMD, standardized mean difference; CI, confidence interval.