Analysis of Results of Hand-Sewn vs Mechanical Esophageal Anastomosis after Total Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Abstract

cholecystectomy require further examination of the reduced clinic referrals and elective surgery wait times, considering the well-known delays for procedures in our vulnerable patient population. Table Characteristics of Cholecystectomy Operations Pre-SIP (n¼88) Post-SIP (n¼84) P-value Female gender (n [%]) 64 (72.7%) 60 (71.4%) 0.85 Age (y, mean +/-SD) 47.1 +/-15.246.1 +/-17.10.35 Emergent surgery (n [%]) 61 (69.3%) 61 (72.6%) 0.60 Wait time for elective surgery (months, mean +/-SD) 4.8 +/-2.5 5.1 +/-4.2 0.76 Wait time for emergent surgery (days, mean +/-SD) 3.2 +/-3.4 2.7 +/-2.0 0.30 Length of hospital stay (days, mean +/-SD) 4.