Table 3.
Comparison of the end-points of postoperative complications
| References | Complication rate | Hospital stay (d) | Hospital mortality | Main conclusions | |||
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| LG | OG | LG | OG | LG | OG | ||
| [3] | 11.9%* | 15.6% | 13* | 15 | 0.36% | 0.59% | LG has less complication and shorter hospital stay. |
| [4] | 42.1% | 50% | 9.5 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | No difference. |
| [5] | 17.2% | 24.4% | 16.3* | 24.3 | 1.1% | 0 | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [6] | 22.8% | 20% | NA | NA | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [7] | 3.2% | 15.6% | 9.1 | 10.0 | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [8] | 17.5%* | 24.4% | 8.7* | 11.3 | NA | NA | LG has less complication and shorter hospital stay. |
| [9] | 12.0% | 14.5% | 14.2* | 17.2 | 1.2% | 2.4% | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [10] | 18.3% | 16.2% | 9.3* | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [12] | 14.9% | 13.9% | 8.6* | 10.6 | NA | NA | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [13] | 27% | 32% | 11 | 10 | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [14] | 10%* | 21.7% | 7 | 8 | NA | NA | LG has less complication. |
| [15] | 13.6%* | 25.0% | 8.4* | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | LG has less complication and shorter hospital stay. |
| [16] | 14.6% | 12.2% | 8.1 | 11.5 | 2.4% | 4.9% | No difference. |
| [17] | 11.1% | 16.3% | 7.4* | 10.7 | NA | NA | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [18] | 5.9%* | 22.7% | 8* | 10 | NA | NA | LG has less complication and shorter hospital stay. |
| [19] | 7% | 8.1% | 9 | 9 | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [20] | EGC 17.2% | 25% | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | No difference. |
| AGC 25% | 23.7% | 0 | 1.7% | ||||
| [23] | 25.3%* | 40.1% | 6.75* | 9.28 | NA | NA | LG has less complication and shorter hospital stay. |
| [24] | 14.8% | 17.1% | 7.0* | 10.4 | NA | NA | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [25] | 9.9% | 7.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [26] | 9.6% | 8.96% | 7.0 | 7.0 | NA | NA | No difference. |
| [27] | 6.9% | 13.1% | 7.9* | 10.7 | 0.29% | 0.64% | LG has shorter hospital stay. |
| [30] | 26%* | 19.3% | 13 | 15 | 2.75% | 1.5% | LG has more complication? |
| [31] | 14% | 13% | NA | NA | 0 | 0 | No difference. |
| [32] | 11.62% | 15.08% | NA | NA | 1.12% | 0 | No difference. |
| [33] | 2.4% | 8.6% | 7.6 | 9.8 | 2.4% | 0 | No difference. |
| [34] | 15.6% | 12.0% | 9.8 | 11.1 | 2.2% | 1.2% | No difference. |
*
P < 0.05 represents the values in LG group compared to the OG group.