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Table 1 Basic characteristics and operative outcomes of the included studies

From: The perioperative results of robotic and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer in obese patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Studies

Zhao 2024[14]

Esen 2018[15]

Panteleimonitis 2018[16]

Gorgun 2016[17]

Shiomi 2016[18]

RRCS

LRCS

RRCS

LRCS

RRCS

LRCS

RRCS

LRCS

RRCS

LRCS

Country

China

Turkey

UK

USA

Japan

Study type

RCS

RCS

PSM

RCS

RCS

Number of patientsa

32

178

15

12

63

61

29

27

52

30

Male (n)

18

92

NA

NA

40

41

22

16

45

24

Age (year)b

62.7 (9.2)

61.9 (10.2)

NA

NA

65.8

67.25

58.8 (10.7)

60.3 (9.8)

64.66 (8.86)

67.14 (8.33)

Body mass index (kg/m2)b

 28

 28

NA

NA

32.60 (4.32)

32 (3.04)

34.9 (7.2)

35.2 (5.0)

26.15 (4.07)

26.94 (3.36)

Neoadjuvant therapy (n)

6

21

9

11

24

14

19

14

1

0

Operative time (min)b

226.4 (37.5)

188.3 (34.3)

381 (102)

216 (90)

261.41 (72.84)

220.30 (45.56)

329.0 (102.2)

294.6 (81.1)

250.84 (75.72)

259.97 (66.41)

Hospital stay (days)b

9.6 (2.3)

10.7 (2.7)

7 (2)

9 (4)

6.35 (2.28)

9.41 (6.07)

6.4 (4.2)

8.4 (4.4)

8.80 (5.09)

10.78 (4.66)

EBL (ml)b

45.2 (26.3)

59.5 (34.3)

NA

NA

15.73 (7.59)

17.06 (30.37)

434.0 (612.4)

339.4 (271.9)

20.51 (30.55)

84.06 (119.84)

Conversion to open (n)

1

5

NA

NA

0

2

1

5

0

0

Lymph node yieldb

15.1 (3.1)

14.9 (3.3)

30 (19)

23 (10)

17.79 (7.78)

17.24 (8.73)

25.5 (14.0)

21.8 (9.6)

28.80 (9.96)

25.73 (9.56)

Positive CRM (n)

1

10

1

0

NA

NA

2

2

0

0

DRM (cm)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

3.9 (2.1)

3.2(2.0)

NA

NA

Diverting stoma (n)

9

38

NA

NA

NA

NA

15

19

NA

NA

Overall postoperative complications (n)

4

37

3

4

NA

NA

NA

NA

5

9

Anastomotic leak (n)

1

11

NA

NA

1

0

NA

NA

2

1

Urinary retention (n)

2

10

NA

NA

NA

NA

7

5

0

4

Ureteric injury (n)

0

4

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Ileus (n)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

4

8

NA

NA

Reoperation (n)

NA

NA

NA

NA

0

2

2

2

NA

NA

Readmission (n)

NA

NA

NA

NA

4

12

4

6

NA

NA

  1. RRCS, robotic rectal cancer surgery; LRCS, laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery; RCS, retrospective cohort study; PSM, propensity score matched; EBL, estimated blood loss; CRM: circumferential resection margin; DRM: distal resection margin; NA, not available; a Number of patients included in the analysis; b Values are given as mean SD (standard deviation)