Table 5.

Morbidity and mortality in meta-analyses comparing D₁ to D₂ Lymphadenectomy.

D1 vs D2		CI	p	I2	p(I2)	First author(reference)	Included trials
Anastomotic Leakage	RR: 0.47	0.31–0.71	<0.001	0	0.42	Jiang (28)	S, H, B, T, D, I *†
Pancreatic Leakage	RR: 0.47	0.13–0.76	0.01	0	0.97		H, T, D, I *†
Reoperation Rate	RR: 0.46	0.28–0.76	0.002	7	0.37		H, T, D, I *†
Haemorrhage	RR: 0.69	0.36–1.33	0.27	5	0.38		H, T, D, I *†
Wound infection	RR: 0.51	0.32–0.83	0.006	0	0.53		S, B, T, D, *†
Pulmonary Complications	RR: 0.48	0.33–0.71	<0.001	0	0.58		S, B, D, I *†
Mortality D1 vs D2	RR: 0.58	0.47–0.71	<0.001	0%	0.68	Jiang (28)	S, H, B, T, D, I *†
Mortality D2 vs D1	RR: 2.02	1.34–3.04	<0.001	0%	0.66	Mocellin (25)	H, B, T, D, I

^*Dutch Data from Hartring et al 2004  (16)

^†Includes data from Li Wei Wen et al 2007  (29)

CI, 95% CI; RR, relative risk.

S, South African; H, Hong Kong; B, British; T, Taiwanese; D, Dutch; I, Italian.