Comparison 2. Minilaparotomy versus culdoscopy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Operative mortality	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Major morbidity (total)	2	592	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.02, 0.98]
3 Major morbidity (details)	2		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 bowel injury, requiring additional surgery	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 bladder injury, requiring additional surgery	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.3 vascular injury, requiring transfusion or additional surgery	2	592	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.01, 2.19]
3.4 other operative morbidity, requiring additional surgery	1	197	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.00, 7.03]
3.5 cardiac arrest	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.6 pulmonary embolism	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.7 other anaesthetic morbidity	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.8 PID requiring hospitalisation	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.00, 6.92]
3.9 re‐hospitalisation	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Minor morbidity (total)	2	592	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.93 [0.39, 2.22]
5 Minor morbidity (details)	2		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 bowel injury with no additional surgery	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.2 bladder injury with no additional surgery	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.3 vascular injury, not requiring transfusion or additional surgery	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.4 other minor intraabdominal injuries	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.5 PID, no hospitalisation	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.00, 6.92]
5.6 urinary tract infection	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.54 [0.47, 121.01]
5.7 wound infection or haematoma	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.66 [1.32, 44.61]
5.8 post‐op temperature >38°C	1	197	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.02 [0.21, 19.68]
6 Failure of surgical approach	1	395	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.01, 1.32]
7 Duration of operation	2	592	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.91 [3.82, 6.01]
8 Hospital stay >24 hours	1	197	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.40 [0.12, 1.33]
9 Complaints	1		Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
9.1 abdominal pain post‐op (<24h)	1	197	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.03 [1.16, 3.55]
9.2 analgesic use post‐op	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
9.3 persistent pain post‐op	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
9.4 women`s satisfaction	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
9.5 other minor complaints at follow‐up	0	0	Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]