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Postoperative anastomotic leak rates between the two groups as reported in the articles included in the review.
| Study or subgroup | Stapled | Hand-sewn | Odds ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events | Total N | Events | Total N | Weight | M-H, fixed, 95% CI | |
| Total (95% CI) | — | 457 | — | 715 | 100% | 0.46 [0.24, 0.89] |
| Total events | 11 | — | 44 | — | ||
Heterogenecity Chi2 = 5.39, df = 5 (P = 0.37), and I 2 = 7%.
Test for overall effect: Z = 2.31 (P = 0.02).
