Table 3 Secondary outcomes in this meta-analysis

Operative time

12

36.57

7.80 to 65.35

0.013

82.4

Blood loss

12

− 113.31

− 189.03 to − 37.59

0.003

91.4

Hospital stay

7

− 2.70

− 3.99 to − 1.40

< 0.001

53.6

Postoperative stay

4

− 3.20

− 5.06 to − 1.34

0.001

55.2

1-year DFS

4

1.05

0.59 to 1.86

0.86

0

3-year DFS

4

0.66

0.41 to 1.08

0.097

7.5

1-year OS

5

0.56

0.23 to 1.33

0.187

0

3-year OS

6

0.94

0.53 to 1.65

0.822

0

5-year OS

3

0.69

0.29 to 1.68

0.417

0