Single incision versus conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous meta-analyses that compared the outcome of SILC and CLC have not presented consistent conclusions. This meta-analysis was performed after adding many recent RCTs, to clarify this issue.

Methods

Relevant articles published in English were identified by searching PubMed, Embase, Web of Knowledge, and the Cochrane Controlled Trial Register from January 1997 to February 2013. Reference lists of the retrieved articles were reviewed to identify additional articles. Primary outcomes (postoperative pain scores, cosmetic score, and length of incision) and secondary outcomes (operating time, blood loss, conversion rates, postoperative complications, postoperative hospital stay, time to initial oral intake, and time to resume work) were pooled. Quantitative variable

SUBMITTER: Geng L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788730 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature