Pharmacological interventions for improved colonic anastomotic healing: A meta-analysis

Figure 2 Forest plots of the bursting pressure in mmHg. The results of the meta-analysis for A: Iloprost at days 3-5 (cf. Table 1); B: Tacrolimus (cf. Table 1); C: Erythropoietin (EPO) at days 5-7 (cf. Table 2); D: Growth hormone (GH) at day 4 (cf. Table 2); E: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) at days 4-7 (cf. Table 2); F: Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) at days 4-7 (cf. Table 3); G: Broad-spectrum matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPi) at days 3-4 (cf. Table 4).