Fast-track program vs traditional care in surgery for gastric cancer

Table 1 Main characteristics of included trials

Ref.	Location	Sample size	Age (yr)	BMI (kg/m2)	Intervention group	Control group	Follow-up (wk)	Jadad score
Chen et al[17]	China	19/22	59/63	22.9/22.9	FT + LADG	LADG	4	2
Kim et al[18]	South Korea	22/22	53/57	23.4/23.8	FT + LADG	LADG	2	2
Chen et al[17]	China	21/20	64/64	23.5/23.5	FT + ODG	ODG	4	2
Wang et al[19]	China	45/47	59/57	23.8/23.2	FT + OG	OG	4	2

BMI: Body mass index; FT: Fast-track.

Table 2 Meta-analysis results

Gastric cancer	WMD/RR (95%CI)	Pvalue	Heterogeneity
			χ2(Pvalue)	I2(%)
Outcomes for laparoscopy surgery
Postoperative hospital stay	WMD -1.19 (-1.79--0.60)	0.000	10.60 (0.001)	90.6
Medical cost	WMD -2590 (-4054--1126)	0.001	0.13 (0.72)	0.0
CRP	WMD -17.78 (-32.22--3.35)	0.016	0.51 (0.48)	0.0
Duration to first flatus	WMD -6.82 (-11.51--2.13)	0.004	0.29 (0.59)	0.0
Complication	RR 1.39 (0.77-2.51)	0.270	1.22 (0.27)	18.2
Outcomes for open surgery
Postoperative hospital stay	WMD -1.99 (-2.09--1.89)	0.000	2.44 (0.12)	59.1
Medical cost	WMD -3674 (-5025--2323)	0.000	2.21 (0.14)	54.7
CRP	WMD -27.34 (-35.42--19.26)	0.000	5.10 (0.02)	80.4
Duration to first flatus	WMD -12.0 (-18.89--5.11)	0.001	-	-
Complication	RR 1.52 (0.90-2.56)	0.120	0.16 (0.69)	0.0

WMD: Weighted mean difference; CRP: C-reactive protein.