Short-term outcomes
Eight studies compared operative time between sysLA and either noLND or silLND; operative time of debulking surgery involving sysLA was significantly longer compared to control group (WMD 63.5, 95% CI 32.5 - 94.5) (Figure 2a). Hospital stay in days was not significantly different (WMD -0.21, 95% CI -1.09 - 0.68) (Figure 2b). Incidence of intraoperative complications was significantly higher among women who underwent sysLA compared to control group (OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.35 - 3.51) (figure 2c). However, incidence of postoperative complications was not significantly different (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.45 - 1.46) (Figure 2d).