Table 1 Characteristics of the seven studies selected for inclusion in the meta-analysis
From: Robotic versus laparoscopic right colectomy: a meta-analysis
Study | Country | Group | Patients | Mean age | Mean BMI | Sex (M: F) | Study type | Anastomosis technique | Minors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lujanet al. [10] | United States | RRC | 22 | 71.88 ± 9.0 | 31.44 ± 6.02 | 8:14 | PNR | Intracorporeal and Extracorporeal | 16/24 |
LRC | 25 | 72.6 ± 11.1 | 27.88 ± 6.1 | 10:15 | |||||
Park et al. [11] | Korea | RRC | 35 | 62.8 ± 10 · 5 | 24.4 ± 2.5 | 14:21 | RCT | Intracorporeal and | 3/5 |
LRC | 35 | 66.5 ± 11 · 4 | 23.8 ± 2.7 | 16:19 | Extracorporeal | ||||
deSouza et al. [12] | United States | RRC | 40 | 71.35 ± 14. | 27.33 ± 5.22 | 22:18 | PNR | Extracorporeal | 17/24 |
LRC | 135 | 65.32 ± 18 | 26.57 ± 6.39 | 62:73 | |||||
Deutschet al. [13] | United States | RRC | 18 | 65.2 ± 12 | 25 ± 3.8 | 6:12 | PNR | Extracorporeal | 17/24 |
LRC | 47 | 70.8 ± 14.6 | 28 ± 6.5 | 22:25 | |||||
Rawlings et al. [14] | United States | RRC | 17 | 64.6 ± 11.7 | 25.7 ± 4.3 | 8:9 | R | Intracorporeal | 14/24 |
LRC | 15 | 63.1 ± 17.5 | 28.3 ± 6.4 | 6:9 | |||||
Casillas [15] | United States | RRC | 52 | 65 ± 12 | 26.9(25.6-28.3) | 25:27 | PNR | Extracorporeal | 14/24 |
LRC | 110 | 71 ± 12 | 27.0(26.128.1) | 79:41 | |||||
Morpurgo [16] | Italy | RRC | 48 | 68 ± 8 | 25 ± 3.5 | 27:21 | PNR | Intracorporeal | 16/24 |
LRC | 48 | 74 ± 11 | 28 ± 4 | 16:32 |