Comparison 5. Convalescence.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Hospital stay in days	6	525	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.19 [‐0.63, 0.24]
2 Return to work in days	4	451	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐4.88 [‐7.59, ‐2.18]
3 Number of patients unhappy with results	2	70	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.53 [0.16, 1.70]