Table 2 Meta-analysis for the outcomes of CRTS versus SA
Outcomes | Included studies | Sample size | Analysis model | Test for overall effect | P value for heterogeneity | P value for Egger’s test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRTS | SA | F | RR (95% CI) | P | ||||
Postoperative mortality | 7 | 492 | 545 | F | 0.64 [0.49, 0.84] | 0.001 | 0.83 | 0.040 |
Postoperative complication | 10 | 586 | 641 | F | 1.09 [0.96, 1.24] | 0.18 | 0.75 | 0.752 |
Local recurrence | 8 | 484 | 481 | F | 0.51 [0.38, 0.70] | <0.0001 | 0.32 | 0.386 |
Postoperative metastasis | 8 | 484 | 481 | F | 0.82 [0.68, 0.98] | 0.03 | 0.25 | 0.016 |