Reasons for Exclusion
Study | Reason for exclusion |
Adriaenssens G 1999 | No defined sub-group |
Albert JM 1988 | No VAS pain assessment |
Anonymous 2000 | No VAS pain assessment |
Azma T 2002 | No VAS pain assessment |
Boudreault D 1991 | Laparotomy procedure not defined |
Bourget JL 1997 | Laparotomy procedure not defined |
No VAS pain assessment | |
No VAS pain assessment | |
De Leon-Casasola OA 1994 | No defined sub-group |
Egbert AM 1993 | No defined sub-group |
Ferraz AA 1995 | No VAS pain assessment |
Not a comparative study | |
Greer SM 2001 | No sub-group analysis of pain |
Jayr C 1998 | No defined sub-group |
Jensen MP 2002 | Not colonic resection |
No defined sub-group | |
Kehlet H 1999 | Not a comparative study |
Kong SK 2002 | Laparoscopic Surgery |
Krogh B 1994 | No VAS pain assessment |
Kumar S 1996 | No defined sub-group |
Lai A 2001 | No defined sub-group |
Larsen VH 1985 | No defined sub-group |
Lezoche E 2000 | Non-randomized, no VAS pain assessment |
Mann C 2000 | No defined sub-group |
Melbert RB 2002 | No VAS pain assessment |
Milsom JW 2001 | No VAS pain assessment |
Moiniche S 1995 | Not a comparative study |
Morimoto H 1995 | Retrospective study |
Neudecker J 1999 | Laparoscopic Surgery |
Neudecker J 2002 | Review article |
Petrelli NJ 2001 | No VAS pain assessment |
Peyton PJ 2003 | No defined sub-group or VAS pain assessment |
Pietrabissa A 2002 | Not randomized, pilot study |
Renzi C 2000 | Not relevant to colonic resection |
Schulze S 1999 | Laparoscopic Surgery |
Scott DA 1999 | No defined sub-group |
Senagore AJ 2003 | Laparoscopic Surgery |
Targarona EM 2002 | Laparoscopic Surgery |
Telfer JR 1993 | No defined sub-group |
Trimbos JB 1992 | No defined sub-group |
Wissing J 1987 | No VAS pain assessment and no defined sub-group |
Yoshioka K 2000 | VAS pain scores reported intra-operatively |