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SynthesisBMC surgery2013

Laparoscopic liver resection as a safe and efficacious alternative to open resection for colorectal liver metastasis: a meta-analysis.

Yanming Zhou, Yaqing Xiao, Lupeng Wu, Bin Li, Hua Li

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Synthesis in BMC surgery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yanming ZhouDepartment of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatovascular Surgery, Oncologic Center of Xiamen, First affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China. zhouymsxy@sina.cn.
Yaqing Xiao
Lupeng Wu
Bin Li
Hua Li

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe safety and efficacy of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) for colorectal liver metastasis (CLM) remain to be established. A meta-analysis was undertaken to compare LLR and open liver resection (OLR) for CLM with respect to surgical and oncologic outcomes.

methodsAn electronic search was performed to retrieve all relevant articles published in the English language by the end of March 2013. Data were analyzed using Review Manager version 5.0.

resultsA total of 8 nonrandomized controlled studies with 695 subjects were analyzsed. Intra-operative blood loss, the proportion of patients requiring blood transfusion, morbidity and the length of hospital stay were all significantly reduced after LLR. Postoperative recurrence, 5-year overall and disease-free survivals were comparable between two groups.

conclusionsLLR for CLM is safe and efficacious. It improves surgical outcomes and uncompromises oncologic outcomes as compared with OLR.

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LaparoscopyColorectal NeoplasmsHepatectomyHumansLength of StayLiver NeoplasmsModels, StatisticalOdds RatioPostoperative ComplicationsSurvival AnalysisTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID24083369
PMCPMC3849970

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