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Table 1 Postoperative complications comparing LTGD2 with OTGD2

From: Outcomes of laparoscopic versus open total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Items

OR (95%CI)

Test for overall effect

Test for heterogeneity

Z

P

I2(%)

P

Anastomotic leakage

0.94(0.61,1.47)

0.25

0.80

0

0.66

Anastomotic stenosis

2.01(0.81,4.99)

1.51

0.13

0

0.84

Anastomotic bleeding

0.52(0.20,1.36)

1.34

0.18

0

0.80

Abdominal hemorrhage

0.87(0.33,2.27)

0.29

0.78

0

0.64

Lymphorrhagia

0.46(0.10,2.13)

1.00

0.32

51

0.15

Abdominal infection

0.59(0.28,1.23)

1.41

0.16

24

0.26

Intestinal obstruction

1.54(0.81,2.92)

1.32

0.19

0

0.70

Internal hernia

1.53(0.21,11.08)

0.42

0.68

0

0.34

Pancreatic fistula

0.74(0.22,2.56)

0.47

0.64

0

0.80

  1. CI confidence interval, LTGD2 laparoscopic total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy, OR odds ratio, OTGD2 open total gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy