Comparison between uncut Roux-en-Y and Roux-en-Y reconstruction after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A meta-analysis

Table 8 Subgroup analyses of studies with laparoscopic technique and different definitions

Outcome of interest	Studies	Patients (n)	OR/WMD	95%CI	P value
Laparoscopic/laparoscopy-assisted
Operative time	2	184	-31.76	-68.04, 4.51	0.09
Intraoperative blood loss	2	184	-115.14	-283.34, 53.06	0.18
Hospital stay	2	184	0.48	-0.62, 1.57	0.39
Reflux gastritis/esophagitis	2	184	0.22	0.04, 1.23	0.08
Delayed gastric emptying	2	184	0.27	0.04, 1.62	0.15
Roux stasis syndrome	2	184	0.39	0.12, 1.23	0.11
Definition A
Reflux gastritis/esophagitis	2	304	0.79	0.25, 2.49	0.68
Definition B
Delayed gastric emptying	1	131	0.62	0.12, 3.21	0.57
Definition C
Delayed gastric emptying	1	173	0.17	0.02, 1.97	0.16
Definition D
Roux stasis syndrome	3	409	0.08	0.01, 0.85	0.04

CI: Confidence interval; OR: Odds ratio; WMD: Weighted mean differences.