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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy stratified by different type of gastrectomy

From: Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Outcome

Studies

Participants

Heterogeneity

Model

WMD, RR, or HR

95% CI

P

I2

P

Lymph nodes harvested

 1. Distal gastrectomy

9

667

64%

0.005

Random

−1.64

[−3.76, 0.39]

0.11

Severe adverse complications

 

 1. Distal gastrectomy

8

627

0

0.81

Fixed

0.62

[0.29, 1.34]

0.22

Short-term recurrence

 1. Distal gastrectomy

4

166

Totals not selected

Long-term recurrence

 1. Distal gastrectomy

7

545

0

0.77

Fixed

0.99

[0.78, 1.26]

0.93

Short-term mortality

 1. Distal gastrectomy

8

471

0

0.69

Fixed

0.65

[0.11, 3.79]

0.64

Long-term mortality

 1. Distal gastrectomy

7

389

0

0.28

Fixed

1.22

[0.68, 2.17]

0.50