Safety and efficacy of single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomies: A meta-analysis

Table 3 Result of the 10 included studies in adult children

Ref.	Postoperative day (d)		Complications		OR time (min)		Wound infection
	SILS-A	C-LA	SILS-A	C-LA	SILS-A	C-LA	SILS-A	C-LA
Lee et al[27]	2.0 ± 1.4	2.0 ± 1.3	7	12	41.0 ± 13.6	37.1 ± 18.6	4	7
Cho et al[28]			1	0	61.8 ± 23.6	61.1 ± 13.7
Teoh et al[29]			5	5	64.67 ± 26.09	71 ± 21.45	2	4
Park et al[30]	2.6 ± 1.0	2.9 ± 1.9	6	6	51.6 ± 16.8	55.8 ± 15.2	3	2
Kim et al[31]			0	2			0	2
Vilallonga et al[32]			2	0	40.4 ± 17.5	35.0 ± 13.6
Raakow et al[39]	4.12 ± 0.61	4.65 ± 0.98	1	2	48.0 ± 13.2	49.0 ± 19.9	1	1
Amos et al[40]	3.70 ± 2.52	3.82 ± 1.24	0	1	41.37 ±10.19	54.41 ± 21.93	5
Chow et al[41]	1.36 ± 0.95	2.36 ± 2.62	2	3	60.0 ± 15.56	70.2 ± 21.23	2	2
Kang et al[42]	6.8 ± 1.8	6.4 ± 1.6	3	2	62.5 ± 18.7	53.7 ± 11.5	1	1

OR time: Operation time; SILS-A: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery for appendectomy; C-LA: Conventional laparoscopic appendectomy.