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©The Author(s) 2026.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2026; 18(1): 112017
Published online Jan 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i1.112017
Table 6 The effect of different studies on heterogeneity
Ref.
Effect on heterogeneity, complication rate
Effect on heterogeneity, operation time
Effect on heterogeneity, hospital stay
Abouelela et al[23], 20201% increaseNo effectNo effect
Bhandari et al[24], 2019No effect1 decrease
Das et al[25], 20241% increaseNo effectNo effect
Jammu and Sharma[26], 20161% increaseNo effect
Jung et al[27], 2022No effect
Kular et al[28], 20141% increaseNo effectNo effect
Lee et al[29], 20151% increaseNo effectNo effect
Litmanovich et al[30], 20251% increaseNo effect
Madhok et al[31], 20161% increaseNo effect
Musella et al[32], 20141% increase
Plamper et al[33], 20171% increaseNo effectNo effect
Plamper et al[34], 2023No effectNo effectNo effect
Poljo et al[35], 20211% increaseNo effect
Rajan et al[36], 20201% increaseNo effectNo effect
Roushdy et al[37], 20201% increase
Schmitz et al[38], 20221% increase1% decrease1% decrease
Singhal et al[39], 20222% decrease
Singla et al[40], 20191% increase
Singla et al[41], 2024No effect
Soong et al[42], 2021No effect
Tasdighi et al[43], 202212% decrease
Vrakopoulou et al[44], 20211% increase
Alkhalifah et al[45], 20181% decrease3% decrease
Seetharamaiah et al[46], 2017No effectNo effect
Shivakumar et al[47], 2018No effectNo effect
Jain et al[48], 2021


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