Table 1 Characteristics of the eight selected studies included in the meta-analysis
From: Robotic versus laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a meta-analysis
Study | Country | Group | Patients | Mean | Mean | Sex | CRT | Study | Anastomosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | BMI | M/F | (%) | Type | Technique | ||||
Park (2015) [11] | Korea | RCC | 133 | 59.2 | 23.1 | 86:47 | 11.3 | R | Hybrid |
LRC | 84 | 63.5 | 22.9 | 60:24 | 11.9 | ||||
Pigazzi (2006) [12] | USA | RCC | 6 | 60.0 | 31.0 | 2:4 | 33.0 | PNR | Total/hybrid |
LRC | 6 | 70.0 | 27.0 | 4:2 | 33.0 | ||||
Baik (2008) [13] | Korea | RCC | 18 | 57.3 | 22.8 | 14:4 | NS | RCT | Hybrid |
LRC | 18 | 62.0 | 24.0 | 14:4 | NS | ||||
Baik (2009) [14] | Korea | RCC | 56 | 60.3 | 23.4 | 37:19 | 8.9 | PNR | Hybrid |
LRC | 57 | 63.2 | 23.2 | 34:23 | 12.3 | ||||
Annibale (2013) [15] | Italy | RCC | 50 | 66.0 | NS | 30:20 | 68.0 | PNR | Total |
LRC | 50 | 65.7 | NS | 30:20 | 56.0 | ||||
Erguner (2013) [16] | Turkey | RCC | 27 | 54.0 | 28.3 | 14:13 | 14.8 | R | Total |
LRC | 37 | 61.5 | 26.7 | 20:17 | 8.0 | ||||
Marecik (2011) [17] | USA | RCC | 34 | 60.0 | 28.5 | 20:14 | 58.8 | PNR | Hybrid |
LRC | 24 | 64.0 | 25.9 | 14:10 | 41.7 | ||||
Shin (2012) [18] | Korea | RCC | 30 | 58.1 | 22.0 | 18:12 | NS | PNR | Total/hybrid |
LRC | 30 | 63.3 | 20.0 | 18:12 | NS |