| 1 Operative blood loss (ml) Show forest plot | 6 | 504 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 17.11 [‐23.15, 57.37] |
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| 1.1 with manual removal of placenta | 3 | 252 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 26.75 [‐34.54, 88.05] |
| 1.2 with spontaneous separation of placenta | 3 | 252 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 9.79 [‐43.59, 63.18] |
| 1.3 placental management not stated | 0 | 0 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.0 [0.0, 0.0] |
| 2 Postoperative drop in haematocrit Show forest plot | 3 | 324 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | ‐0.47 [‐1.48, 0.54] |
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| 2.1 with manual removal of placenta | 1 | 50 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | ‐1.5 [‐3.52, 0.52] |
| 2.2 with spontaneous separation of placenta | 1 | 50 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | 0.50 [‐0.47, 1.47] |
| 2.3 placental management not stated | 1 | 224 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | ‐0.80 [‐0.90, ‐0.70] |
| 3 Postoperative drop in haemoglobin levels (g/dl) Show forest plot | 2 | 482 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | 0.02 [‐0.62, 0.65] |
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| 4 Febrile morbidity for more than 3 days Show forest plot | 1 | 308 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.41 [0.17, 0.97] |
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| 5 Endometritis Show forest plot | 3 | 592 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI) | 1.29 [0.64, 2.60] |
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| 6 Wound complications (infection, haematoma, breakdown) Show forest plot | 3 | 735 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.88 [0.53, 1.46] |
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| 7 Nausea/vomiting (intra‐operative) Show forest plot | 3 | 667 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.18 [0.78, 1.80] |
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| 8 Postoperative sepsis Show forest plot | 1 | 308 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.94 [0.19, 4.57] |
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| 9 Duration of operation Show forest plot | 9 | 1281 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | 0.82 [‐2.31, 3.95] |
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| 10 Satisfaction with operation Show forest plot | 1 | 139 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.92 [0.82, 1.04] |
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| 11 Length of hospital stay (postoperative) Show forest plot | 4 | 766 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.24 [0.08, 0.39] |
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| 12 Pain (intra‐operative) Show forest plot | 2 | 360 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.34 [0.79, 2.27] |
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| 13 Failure of procedure Show forest plot | 2 | 405 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.46 [0.16, 1.28] |
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| 14 Patients requiring blood transfusion Show forest plot | 2 | 482 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.17 [0.43, 3.19] |
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| 15 Deep vein thrombosis Show forest plot | 1 | 194 | Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 2.82 [0.12, 68.42] |
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