Fast-track rehabilitation vs conventional care in laparoscopic colorectal resection for colorectal malignancy: A meta-analysis

Table 1 Main characteristics of the six included studies

	n		Age (yr)		Sex (male/female)
	LFT	LCC	LFT	LCC	LFT	LCC
Wang et al[20]	41	42	57.2 ± 18.1	55.4 ± 16.8	24/17	25/17
Vlug et al[21]	93	98	66 ± 10.3	66 ± 7.1	54/39	59/39
van Bree et al[22]	18	18	64 ± 10.1	66 ± 6.9	11/7	11/7
Veenhof et al[23]	17	20	65	68	9/8	14/6
Wang et al[24]	40	38	71	72	22/18	20/18
Wang et al[25]	106	104	57	55	65/41	60/44

LFT: Fast-track rehabilitation protocol and laparoscopic surgery; LCC: Conventional care strategies and laparoscopic surgery.