Table 1.
The main characteristics and NOS of the included studies.
| Author-year | Country | Study type | Period | RPD(n) | LPD(n) | RPD-age | LPD-age | RPD M/F | LPD M/F | NOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daouadi-2013 (13) | USA | Retrospective | 2004–2011 | 13 | 14 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 |
| Lee-2014 (14) | USA | Retrospective | 2000–2013 | 4 | 19 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 |
| Qu-2018 (15) | China | PSM | 2011–2015 | 35 | 35 | 58.1 ± 11.1 | 57.8 ± 11.4 | 22/13 | 22/13 | 9 |
| Lyman-2018 (16) | USA | Retrospective | 2008–2017 | 23 | 35 | 63.9 ± 12.7 | 66.7 ± 9.1 | 12/11 | 23/12 | 8 |
| Hong-2019 (17) | South Korea | Retrospective | 2015–2017 | 12 | 76 | 57.3 ± 11.9 | 64.7 ± 9.5 | 8/4 | 33/43 | 7 |
| Lof-2021 (18) | Italy | Retrospective | 2011–2019 | 65 | 241 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 |
RDP, robotic distal pancreatectomy; LDP, laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy; M/F, male/female; SD, standard deviation; NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale; NA, not applicable.