Table 3 Results of meta-analysis comparing Blumgart group with non-Blumgart group.
Outcome of interest | Study | Patient | Effect estimate | Heterogeneity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR/WMD (95%CI) | P | I2 (%) | P | |||
Primary outcomes | ||||||
POPF(B/C) | 11 | 2142 | 0.38 (0.22, 0.65) | 0.0004 | 76 | < 0.0001 |
Grade C pancreatic fistula | 7 | 1370 | 0.52 (0.27, 1.02) | 0.06 | 22 | 0.27 |
POPF(B/C) (2017 ISGPF) | 4 | 841 | 0.58 (0.39, 0.87) | 0.008 | 46 | 0.14 |
POPF(B/C) in soft pancreas | 4 | 695 | 0.46(0.14,1.53) | 0.21 | 87 | < 0.0001 |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||
Operative time | 9 | 1927 | − 9.80 (− 35.81,16.20) | 0.46 | 88 | < 0.00001 |
Blood loss | ||||||
Kojima-CWA | 10 | 2131 | − 54.11 (− 221.63,113.42) | 0.53 | 95 | < 0.00001 |
Kojima-KA | 10 | 2198 | − 53.87 (− 220.69,112.95) | 0.53 | 95 | < 0.00001 |
Postoperative hemorrhage | 8 | 1881 | 0.48(0.29,0.79) | 0.004 | 0 | 0.44 |
Hemorrhage(B/C) | 5 | 479 | 0.33(0.12,0.89) | 0.03 | 6 | 0.35 |
DGE | 4 | 947 | 0.76 (0.45,1.30) | 0.31 | 76 | 0.006 |
DGE (B/C) | 4 | 853 | 1.05 (0.68,1.62) | 0.83 | 58 | 0.07 |
Bile leakage | 6 | 1403 | 0.70(0.33,1.51) | 0.37 | 0 | 0.63 |
Intra-abdominal abscess | 8 | 1859 | 0.53 (0.39,0.72) | < 0.0001 | 16 | 0.3 |
Wound infection | 6 | 1358 | 0.65 (0.37,1.14) | 0.13 | 58 | 0.04 |
Morbidity | 10 | 2183 | − 0.12 (− 0.21, − 0.04) | 0.003 | 80 | < 0.00001 |
Major morbidity | 6 | 1518 | 0.67 (0.43,1.04) | 0.07 | 72 | 0.01 |
Mortality | 8 | 1599 | 0.51 (0.21,1.26) | 0.14 | 0 | 0.9 |
Reoperation | 9 | 1951 | 0.50 (0.30,0.81) | 0.005 | 0 | 0.9 |
Postoperative hospital stay | ||||||
Kojima-CWA | 11 | 2212 | − 3.89 (− 7.45, − 0.32) | 0.03 | 89 | < 0.00001 |
Kojima-KA | 11 | 2309 | − 4.28 (− 7.35, − 1.21) | 0.006 | 84 | < 0.00001 |
