Research Article

The Comparison of Laparoscopic Colorectal Resection with Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction versus Mini-Laparotomy Specimen Extraction for Colorectal Tumours: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes

Table 2

Patient characteristics of the included studies.

AuthorAge (year) mean ± SDGender (male/female)BMI (kg/m2) mean ± SDASA (I + II/III + IV or mean ± SD)
NOSESCLAPSNOSESCLAPSNOSESCLAPSNOSESCLAPS

Awad et al.66.9 ± 8.963.6 ± 9.080/200/2025.1 ± 6.6531.6 ± 8.334/165/15
Hisada et al.63.7 ± 966.3 ± 1112/8NRNRNRNRNR
Hu et al.63.1 ± 8.361.5 ± 7.617/915/1126.5 ± 4.726.4 ± 4.624/223/3
Kim et al.62.8 ± 9.063.2 ± 10.70/580/5823.5 ± 2.923.2 ± 3.352/650/8
Leung et al.62 (51–86)72 (49–84)13/2212/23NRNRNRNR
Ng et al.65.14 ± 9.1463.95 ± 9.1920/1522/1622.64 ± 1.9523.41 ± 1.602.4 ± 0.622.5 ± 0.47
Park et al.61.0 ± 11.263.6 ± 11.60/340/3423.9 ± 3.123.1 ± 2.730/428/6
Zhang et al.56.1 ± 9.355.5 ± 9.532/3357/7523.7 ± 2.923.1 ± 3.160/5116/16

Notes: NOSES, natural orifice specimen extraction surgery; CLAPS, conventional laparoscopic surgery; BMI, body mass index; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; NR, not recorded; SD, standard deviation. Median (range).