Research Article

Laparoscopic Intervention to Pancreatic Pseudocyst Confers Short-Term Benefits: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Summary of pooled results.

Pooled resultStatistical methodNumber of studiesMD/OR95% CI valueHeterogeneity
I2 (%)

Intraoperative blood lossFixed2−69.97−95.14, −44.79<0.000010.860
Operating timeRandom5−33.12−62.24, −4.000.03<0.0000193
Success rateFixed51.250.33, 4.810.740.970
Recurrence rateFixed41.130.23, 5.450.880.940
Overall complicationsRandom50.430.11, 1.770.250.0753
Gastrointestinal bleedingFixed42.120.56, 8.020.270.1151
Intra-abdominal abscessFixed30.850.37, 1.980.710.700
Internal herniaFixed30.170.03, 1.170.070.930
PneumoniaFixed40.480.19, 1.200.110.910
ARDSFixed40.980.48, 2.010.960.480
MortalityFixed30.560.15, 2.120.400.450

MD, mean difference; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. Statistical difference, . Statistical difference, .