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Table 5 Outcomes of the included studies

From: Stapled versus hand-sewn intestinal anastomosis in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Operative time (min)

Estimated blood loss (ml)

Wound infection

Abdominal abscess

Time to initial oral feeding (day)

Length of stay (day)

 

SA

HA

 

SA

HA

SA

HA

SA

HA

SA

HA

SA

HA

Wrighton [5]

102.5

128.2

 

18.0

18.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kozlov [6]

56.4

(2.1) a

77.4

(2.4) a

 

-

-

0

0

0

0

-

-

14.1

(1.5) a

13.3

(1.0) a

Muncie [7]

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hintz [8]

127b

107b

< 10 mL

10–100 mL

> 100 mL

34.8 %

52 %

4.3 %

55.2 %

31.3 %

1.5 %

-

-

0

0

7b

3b

11b

7b

Amano [9]

85 c

(77–108)

109 c

(91–120)

 

13 c

(8–24)

10 c

(5–25)

0

0

0

0

4 c

(3–7)

7 c

(5–10)

-

-

Mitra [10]

23.9

33.1

 

22.7

27.8

2

5

-

-

5.4

7

6.7

8.7

  1. SA stapled anastomosis, HA hand-sewn anastomosis, a mean (standard error), b median, c median (interquartile range)