Single-stapling versus double-stapling technique for rectal anastomosis-meta-analysis.

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approached significanceP = 0.0573so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Similarly, no statistically significant difference was identified in the intracorporeal minimally invasive subgroup, although the effect estimate favoured SST and approached significance (5 studies; RR 0.54; 95% c.i. 0.28 to 1.02; P = 0.0573; I 2 = 20%; Fig. 4c ).

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did not reach statistical significanceP = 0.058so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Pooled analysis demonstrated a trend towards shorter operative time with DST than SST; however, this difference did not reach statistical significance (MD 11.3 minutes; 95% c.i. −0.4 to 22.9 minutes; P = 0.058).

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