International Journal of Surgery Is robot-assisted laparoscopic right colectomy more effective than the conventional laparoscopic procedure? A meta-analysis of short-term outcomes Fabio Rondelli, Ruben Balzarotti, Fabio Villa, Adriano Guerra, Nicola Avenia, Enrico Mariani, Walter Bugiantella International Journal of Surgery Volume 18, Pages 75-82 (June 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.044 Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Flowchart of the retrieved studies. International Journal of Surgery 2015 18, 75-82DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.044) Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Forest plots of the meta-analysis of operative time, intra-operative blood loss, conversion rate, harvested lymphonodes, anastomotic leakage and post-operative hemorrhage. International Journal of Surgery 2015 18, 75-82DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.044) Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Forest plots of the meta-analysis of intra-abdominal abscess, time to 1st flatus, post-operative ileus, wound infection, incisional hernia and not-surgical complications. International Journal of Surgery 2015 18, 75-82DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.044) Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Forest plots of the meta-analysis of total post-operative complications, hospital stay, mortality, surgery-related costs and total costs. International Journal of Surgery 2015 18, 75-82DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.04.044) Copyright © 2015 IJS Publishing Group Limited Terms and Conditions