Table 1 Study characteristics
Author & Year | Study Design | Region/ Place of Study | Mean BMI (SD) | Mean operation time (SD) | Outcomes assessed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LTAP | UTAP | LTAP | UTAP | ||||
Uzunay NT, et al. 2024 [4] | RCT | Turkey | 28.33 (5.11) | 27.33 (3.46) | 46.83 (10.7) | 45.03 (8.38) | VAS, PONV, time to first bowel evacuation. |
Sahap M, et al., 2023 [20] | RCT | Turkey | 26.5 (3.6) | 28.2 ± 4.5 | NR | NR | VAS. |
Soytürk İ, et al. 2023 [3] | RCT | Turkey | 27.8 (6.55) | 30.3 (4.8) | 41 (8.25) | 36 (8.5) | VAS, time to first analgesic need, time to first bowel evacuation, time to first flatus. |
Emile SH, et al. 2022 [21] | RCT | Egypt | 29.9 (6.6) | 30.7 (5.8) | 63.5 (14.6) | 59.5 (9.4) | VAS Score, time to first analgesic need, PONV, time to first flatus. |
Fattoh, et al. 2020 [16] | RCT | Egypt | NR | NR | 63.55 (12.04) | 60.2 (11.47) | VAS, PONV, postoperative morphine consumption. |
Venkatraman R, et al. 2020 [19] | RCT | India | NR | NR | 50.48 (5.89) | 52.91 (6. 62) | VAS, postoperative morphine consumption |
Ravichandran NT, et al. 2017 [18] | RCT | India | NR | NR | NR | NR | VAS, time to first analgesic need, postoperative morphine consumption, PONV, time to first bowel evacuation, time to first flatus. |