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Comparison 1 Haemorrhage, Outcome 1 Intraoperative blood loss (ml).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Haemorrhage, Outcome 1 Intraoperative blood loss (ml).

Comparison 1 Haemorrhage, Outcome 2 Secondary haemorrhage.
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Haemorrhage, Outcome 2 Secondary haemorrhage.

Comparison 2 Analgesic requirement, Outcome 1 Analgesic doses first 24 hours.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Analgesic requirement, Outcome 1 Analgesic doses first 24 hours.

Comparison 2 Analgesic requirement, Outcome 2 Analgesic doses over 12 days.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Analgesic requirement, Outcome 2 Analgesic doses over 12 days.

Study

Diathermy

Dissection

Nunez 2000

Median 7.0 (95% CI 5.0 to 8.0)

Median 5.0 (95% CI 3.0 to 8.0)

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Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Activity level and diet, Outcome 1 Days to normal activity.

Study

Diathermy

Dissection

Nunez 2000

Median 7.5 (95% CI 5.0 to 8.0)

Median 5.0 (95% CI 3.0 to 7.0)

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Analysis 3.2

Comparison 3 Activity level and diet, Outcome 2 Days to normal diet.

Comparison 1. Haemorrhage

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Intraoperative blood loss (ml) Show forest plot

2

250

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

‐21.56 [‐27.26, ‐15.85]

2 Secondary haemorrhage Show forest plot

2

250

Peto Odds Ratio (Peto, Fixed, 95% CI)

0.56 [0.19, 1.63]

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Comparison 1. Haemorrhage
Comparison 2. Analgesic requirement

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Analgesic doses first 24 hours Show forest plot

1

50

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

‐0.60 [‐1.36, 0.16]

2 Analgesic doses over 12 days Show forest plot

1

47

Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)

7.50 [1.05, 13.95]

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Comparison 2. Analgesic requirement
Comparison 3. Activity level and diet

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Days to normal activity Show forest plot

Other data

No numeric data

2 Days to normal diet Show forest plot

Other data

No numeric data

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Comparison 3. Activity level and diet