1.10. Analysis.

Comparison 1 Laparoscopic versus open transhiatal oesophagectomy, Outcome 10 Length of hospital stay.

Length of hospital stay
Study	Median hospital stay in laparoscopic oesophagectomy (days)	Median hospital stay in open oesophagectomy (days)	Difference in median (days)	Statistical significance
Badessi 2003	not reported	not reported	not reported	Authors state that the post‐operative hospital stay was shorter in the laparoscopic group compared to the open group without providing information on the length of hospital stay or statistical significance
Cash 2014	10	13	‐3	Statistically significant
Ecker 2015	8	11	‐3	Statistically significant
Maas 2012	13	16	‐3	Statistically significant