Laparoscopic appendectomy, stump closure and endoloops: A meta-analysis

Table 5 Complete data to meta-analyse

Ref.	Number of patients (% of EL)	Wound infection	Abdominal abscesses	Post-op complications
Bologna experience	821 (78.5)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.5%)	26 (3.2%)
Ortega et al[9], 1995	89	4 (4.5%)	4 (4.5%)	14 (15.7%)
Sadat-Safavi et al[19], 2016	38 (50)	1 (2.6%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Beldi et al[26], 2006	2565 (39.5)	12 (0.5%)	41 (1.6%)	37 (1.4%)
Sahm et al[29], 2011	1670 (97.3)	34 (2%)	27 (1.6%)	48 (2.9%)
Van Rossem et al[30], 2017	1050 (76.7)	16 (1.5%)	48 (4.5%)	20 (1.9%)
Swank et al[31], 2014	465 (44.9)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.3%)	14 (3.1%)
Klima et al[47], 1998	100	3 (3%)	4 (4%)	4 (4%)

EL: Endoloop.