Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is as safe and feasible as open procedure: A meta-analysis

Figure 2 Meta-analysis of the pooled data. A: operative time was significant ly shorter in open distal pancreatectomy (ODP) than in laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) [random effects model, WMD 44.947 (13.857, 76.037), P = 0.005]; B: Time for fluid intake was shorter in LDP than in ODP [random effects model, WMD -0.948 (-1.863, 0.032), P = 0.042]; C: Pancreatic fistula occurrence has no significant difference between LDP and ODP [random effects model, RR 0.996 (0.663, 1.494), P = 0.983, I² = 28.4%]. Weights are from random effects analysis. CI: Confidence interval; RR: Risk ratio; WMD: Weighted mean differences.