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Docking time was shorter with the Xi in all three reporting cohorts, which defined it differently or not at all. The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of platform on anastomotic leak (risk ratio 0.53, 0.24 to 1.14), complications, conversion, reoperation, margin involvement and specimen quality; certainty was very low throughout. The evidence is very uncertain about the effect of the da Vinci Xi compared with the Si on perioperative and oncological outcomes in rectal cancer, and functional outcomes have not been compared. 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