Robotic-Assisted vs. Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children: A Systematic Review and Up-to-Date Meta-Analysis.

J Pers Med · 2025 · PMC12653831 · PMID 41295225

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marginally significantp = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

A statistically significant reduction in hospitalization days (−0.93 days; 95% CI: −1.61 to −0.24; p = 0.01) was found, though this became marginally significant after HKSJ adjustment ( p = 0.06).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

[ 31 ] yielded the largest numerical shift, further favoring the robotic group (RR = 0.26; 95% CI: 0.04 to 1.60; p = 0.147), though the result still did not reach statistical significance.

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