Palliative treatment for incurable malignant colorectal obstructions: A meta-analysis

Figure 1 Forest plot. A: Intensive care unit admissions; B: Overall clinical success rates; C: Overall 30-d mortality rates; D: Total complications; E: Complications with early-onset (≤ 30 d post-treatment); F: Complications with late-onset (> 30 d post-treatment); G: Stoma formation. SEMS: Self-expanding metallic stents.

Figure 2 Egger’s and Begg’s plots of publication bias among the included trials. A: Clinical relief of incurable malignant large bowel obstruction (LBO); B: Stoma formation of incurable malignant LBO; C: Stoma formation of incurable colorectal cancer obstruction.