Table 1.
Characteristics of the studies included in the systematic review and meta-analysis.
| Authors and Publication Year |
Country and Study Period | Type | No. | Lap | Open | Gender (M/F) |
Age (Mean ± SD or Median and Range) |
Anastomosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lap | Open | Lap | Open | |||||||
| Lohsiriwat et al., 2007 | Thailand 2004–2006 |
full-text | 33 | 13 | 20 | 6/7 | 7/13 | 56.9 ± 13.5 | 65.2 ± 16.0 | EA |
| Veenhof et al., 2011 | The Netherlands 2005–2009 |
full-text | 53 | 25 | 28 | 13/12 | 9/19 | 68 (61–69) |
75 (67–78) |
N/A |
| Tanis et al., 2012 | The Netherlands 2006–2009 |
full-text | 53 | 30 | 23 | 12/18 | 10/13 | 75 (31–85) |
73 (54–85) |
EA |
| Lorenzon et al., 2016 | Italy 2005–2014 |
full-text | 80 | 40 | 40 | 17/23 | 20/20 | 70.4 ± 9.2 | 71.4 ± 11.9 | EA |
| Feo et al., 2019 | Italy 2013–2016 |
full-text | 99 | 49 | 50 | 23/26 | 24/26 | 69.0 (40–84) |
70.0 (50–82) |
EA |
LAP laparoscopy, OPEN laparotomy, EA extracorporeal anastomosis, N/A not available.