Comparison 6. Chemical dissection with mesna versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Duration of surgery (min)	1	58	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐20.0 [‐28.64, ‐11.36]
2 Duration of hospital stay (days)	1	58	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐1.0 [‐1.12, ‐0.88]
3 Postoperative haemoglobin (g/dl)	1	58	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.5 [0.42, 0.58]
4 Postoperative haematocrit	1	58	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.90 [1.30, 2.50]
5 Postoperative complications	1		Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 Postoperative fever	1	58	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.14 [0.02, 1.22]