Meta-analysis of single-incision versus three-port laparoscopic appendectomy comparing operation time and postoperative pain.

However, meta-regression of studies arranged by initiation year revealed a significant trend toward a decreased MD with more recent surgeries ( P = 0.003).

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laparoscopic appendectomy operation time postoperative pain single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes pmc-status-embargo no pmc-status-released yes pmc-prop-open-access yes pmc-prop-olf no pmc-prop-manuscript no pmc-prop-legally-suppressed no pmc-prop-has-pdf yes pmc-prop-has-supplement no pmc-prop-pdf-only no pmc-prop-suppress-copyright no pmc-prop-is-real-version no pmc-prop-is-scanned-article no pmc-prop-preprint no pmc-prop-in-epmc yes pmc-license-ref CC BY-NC SDC T OPEN-ACCESS TRUE HIGHLIGHTS With more recent surgeries, there has been a decreasing trend in the mean difference in operative time between the single-incision laparoscopic appendectomy (SILA) and three-port conventional laparoscopic appendectomy (CLA) groups.

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