| Outcome |
Leave one out analysis results |
| IH at 6-months |
No significant effect |
| IH at 1-year |
No significant effect |
| IH at 18-months |
Not applicable |
| IH at 2-year |
No significant effect |
| IH at 3-years |
Sensitivity analysis by excluding individual studies kept results significant and robust. Heterogeneity (p=0.05) turned in-significant (p=0.80) but dropped to 0% after removal of Pans, 1998 study. |
| IH at 5-year |
Not applicable |
| Seroma |
Removal of either Caro-Tarrago, 2019 or Jairam, 2017 study turned results insignificant {(OR=1.52 [0.97, 2.37]; p=0.07; I2= 15%) and (OR=1.55 [0.99, 2.44]; p=0.06; I2= 19%), respectively}. |
| Hematoma |
No significant effect |
| Surgical site infection |
No significant effect |
| Chronic wound pain |
Results turned insignificant on individual removal of |
| |
(a) El-Khadrawy, 2009, (New OR= 1.63 [0.98, 2.72]; p= 0.06; I2=0%) |
| (b) Muysoms, 2016, (New OR=1.76 [0.99, 3.13]; p=0.06; I2=5%) |
| (c) Sarr, 2014, and (New OR= 1.83 [0.63, 5.27]; p=0.26; I2= 8%) |
| (d) Strzeczyk, 2002 (New OR=1.63 [0.98, 2.71]; p=0.06; I2= 0%) |
| Wound dehiscence |
No significant effect |
| Gastrointestinal complications |
No significant effect |
| Operating time |
No significant effect |
| Hospital stay length |
No significant effect |
