Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of High-Quality Case-Matched Studies

<div class="floats-full-page floats-full-page-other"><h2>Table 5</h2><div class="floats-full-page-caption"><div>Previous meta-analyses comparing LH to OH for HCC.</div></div><div class="floats-full-page-content"><table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:11.76em" /><col style="width:7.73em" /><col style="width:7.73em" /><col style="width:7.73em" /><col style="width:7.73em" /></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variables</td><td class="align_center">Zhou</td><td class="align_center">Li</td><td class="align_center">Xiong</td><td class="align_center">Yin</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr /></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Year</td><td class="align_center">2011</td><td class="align_center">2012</td><td class="align_center">2012</td><td class="align_center">2013</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Included studies</td><td class="align_center">10</td><td class="align_center">10</td><td class="align_center">9</td><td class="align_center">15</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Total LH numbers</td><td class="align_center">213</td><td class="align_center">244</td><td class="align_center">234</td><td class="align_center">485</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Surgical extension</td><td class="align_center">Minor resection</td><td class="align_center">Minor resection</td><td class="align_center">Minor resection</td><td class="align_center">Minor resection</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Operation time</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Blood loss</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Overall morbidity</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Severe complications</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">ascites</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Liver failure</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Respiratory complications</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Mortality</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Hospital stay</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td><td class="align_center">Favor LH</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Tumor size</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Margin distance</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">NS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">R0 resection</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td><td class="align_center">NS</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Survival</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">N/A</td><td class="align_center">NS</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr" /></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>NS: not significant, N/A: not available.<br /></div></td></tr></table></div></div>

Table 5 | Laparoscopic versus Open Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of High-Quality Case-Matched Studies

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