Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2022; 14(12): 1397-1410
Published online Dec 27, 2022. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v14.i12.1397
Figure 3
Figure 3 Forest plots of comparison. A: Intraoperative complications; B: Postoperative complications; C: Anastomotic leak; D: R0 resection; E: Completeness of mesorectal excision; F: Number of harvested lymph nodes; G: Distal resection margin; H: Circumferential resection margin; I: Positive circumferential resection margin; J: Procedure time; K: Conversion to an open procedure. The solid squares denote the odds ratios or mean difference. The horizontal lines represent the 95% confidence intervals, and the diamond denotes the pooled effect size. M-H: Mantel Haenszel test.