Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under spinal anaesthesia vs. general anaesthesia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Table 5 Meta-analysis of the secondary outcomes in 7 RCTs

Quantitative synthesis					Heterogeneity		Bias
Outcomes	OR (95 % CI)		z	p	I²	P	P
Operating Time	0.18	−0.06	1.47	P = 0.141	58 %	0.03	0.74
Operating Time	0.18	0.43	1.47	P = 0.141	58 %	0.03	0.74
Post operative nausea and vomiting	0.43	0.26	3.35	P = 0.001	4 %	0.39	0.34
Post operative nausea and vomiting	0.43	0.7	3.35	P = 0.001	4 %	0.39	0.34
Post opertation Urinary retention	4.27	1.23	2.28	P = 0.022	0 %	1	0.96
Post opertation Urinary retention	4.27	14.85	2.28	P = 0.022	0 %	1	0.96
Overall Morbidity	0.69	0.5	2.22	P = 0.027	0.00 %	0.71	0.91
Overall Morbidity	0.69	0.96	2.22	P = 0.027	0.00 %	0.71

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