Table 8.
Incision length and tolerance to solid diet
| Study (author, YoP) | Incision length | Tolerance to solid diet (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | EA | p | IA | EA | p | |
| Anania, 2012 | NR | NR | – | 4.6 (2.1)a | 5.7 (1.7)a | <0.0001 |
| Chaves, 2011 | NR | NR | – | 1 (1–9)b | 2 (1–10)b | 0.002 |
| Fabozzi, 2010 | 6.0 (1)a | 12.0 (2)a | <0.05 | NR | NR | – |
| Lee, 2013 | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | – |
| Magistro, 2013 | 5.5 (1.1)a | 7.2 (1.3)a | 0.01 | NR | NR | – |
| Marchesi, 2013 | 4.8 (0.9)a | 7.2 (1.1)a | 0.02 | NR | NR | – |
| Milone, 2015 | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | – |
| Roscio, 2012 | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | – |
| Scatizzi, 2010 | 4.0 (3.0–7.0)b | 5.0 (3.0–7.0)b | 0.019 | 1 (1–8)b | 2 (1–12)b | 0.025 |
| Shapiro, 2015 | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | – |
| Trastulli, 2015 | NR | NR | – | NR | NR | – |
| Vergis, 2015 | NR | NR | – | 2.34a | 3.21a | 0.023 |
Bold values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)
YoP year of publication, Min minutes, N number, NR not reported
aMean (SD), b median (range)