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Table 2 Subgroup analysis data

From: Efficacy of transversus abdominis plane block for gastric surgery: a meta-analysis

Outcome

group

Subgroup

No of study

Heterogeneity

SMD/WMD(95%CI)

P

I2(%)

P

Pain Scores at 3 h postoperatively

Type of operation

LSG

2

0

0.715

-1.06 (-1.32, -0.79)

0.000

Open radical gastrectomy

2

53.4

0.143

-0.74 (-1.18, -0.30)

0.001

Pain Scores at 6 h postoperatively

Type of operation

LSG

5

65

0.022

-1.07 (-1.54, -0.59)

0.000

Open radical gastrectomy

4

64.6

0.037

-0.85 (-1.28, -0.41)

0.000

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

8

68.3

0.002

-0.96 (-1.29, -0.62)

0.000

Laparoscopically

1

N/A

N/A

-1.00 (-1.76, -0.24)

0.010

Control group

Active placebo(Opioid)

1

N/A

N/A

-1.50 (-2.71, -0.29)

0.015

Active placebo(NSAIDS)

1

N/A

N/A

-0.10 (-0.89, 0.69)

0.803

Placebo

7

60.6

0.018

-1.03 (-1.33, -0.74)

0.000

Pain Scores at 12 h postoperatively

Type of operation

LSG

5

84.1

0.000

-1.02 (-1.60, -0.43)

0.001

Open radical gastrectomy

2

28.7

0.236

-0.84 (-1.22, -0.46)

0.000

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

6

81.6

0.000

-0.90 (-1.37, -0.42)

0.000

Laparoscopically

1

78.9

0.000

-1.30 (-1.80, -0.80)

0.000

Control group

Active placebo(Opioid)

1

N/A

N/A

-0.90 (-1.96, 0.16)

0.095

Active placebo(NSAIDS)

1

N/A

N/A

0.00 (-0.50, 0.50)

1.000

Placebo

5

56.6

0.056

-1.16 (-1.47, -0.86)

0.000

Pain Scores at 24 h postoperatively

Type of operation

LSG

5

10.0

0.349

-1.25 (-1.49, -1.00)

0.000

Open radical gastrectomy

5

0

0.834

-0.38 (-0.58, -0.18)

0.000

RYGB

1

N/A

N/A

-0.70 (-1.02, -0.38)

0.000

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

9

71.4

0.000

-0.68 (-1.01, -0.35)

0.000

Laparoscopically

2

85.4

0.009

-1.08 (-1.86, -0.29)

0.007

Control group

Active placebo(Opioid)

1

N/A

N/A

-1.00 (-2.06, 0.06)

0.064

Active placebo(NSAIDS)

1

N/A

N/A

-0.70 (-1.42, 0.02)

0.056

Active placebo(PSI)

1

N/A

N/A

-0.70 (-1.02, -0.38)

0.000

Placebo

8

80.9

0.000

-0.76 (-1.14, -0.37)

0.000

Pain Scores at 48 h postoperatively

Type of operation

LSG

2

76.8

0.038

-1.36 (-1.85, -0.87)

0.000

Open radical gastrectomy

5

0

0.962

-0.28 (-0.52, -0.05)

0.017

Length of stay in hospital

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

1

N/A

N/A

5.90 (0.41, 11.39)

0.035

Laparoscopically

3

89.0

0.000

-6.35 (-21.20, 8.50)

0.402

Control group

Active placebo(PSI)

1

N/A

N/A

-19.20 (-29.26, -9.14)

0.000

Placebo

3

48.5

0.143

3.29 (-2.01, 8.59)

0.224

Morphine consumption (SMD)

Type of operation

LSG

1

N/A

N/A

-2.09 (-2.61, -1.57)

0.000

Open radical gastrectomy

2

76.0

0.041

-1.59 (-2.47, -0.72)

0.000

LSG; LGB

1

N/A

N/A

-2.38 (-3.21, -1.55)

0.000

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

3

71.8

0.029

-1.82 (-2.55, -1.09)

0.000

Laparoscopically

1

N/A

N/A

-2.09 (-2.61, -1.57)

0.000

Control group

Active placebo(Opioid)

1

N/A

N/A

-2.09 (-2.61, -1.57)

0.000

Placebo

3

71.8

0.029

-1.82 (-2.55, -1.09)

0.000

Time to first ambulation (SMD)

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

1

N/A

N/A

-0.53 (-1.05, -0.02)

0.042

Laparoscopically

2

85.5

0.009

-0.44 (-1.15,0.27)

0.224

Control group

Active placebo(Opioid)

1

N/A

N/A

-0.82 (-1.25, -0.39)

0.000

Placebo

2

50.5

0.155

-0.27 (-0.69, 0.16)

0.218

Time to first flatus

Type of operation

LSG

1

N/A

N/A

-6.00 (-10.80, -1.20)

0.014

Open radical gastrectomy

2

0.0

0.743

-4.33 (-9.16, 0.50)

0.079

Injection method

Ultrasound guided

2

0.0

0.743

-4.33 (-9.16, 0.50)

0.079

Laparoscopically

1

N/A

N/A

-6.00 (-10.80, -1.20)

0.014

  1. SMD: Standardized Mean Difference; WMD: Weighted Mean Difference; LSG: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy; RYGB: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass; LGB: Laparoscopic gastric bypass; PSI: Port-site infiltration; NSAIDS: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs