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Table 1 Basic information about the included studies

From: Meta-analysis of clinical efficacy of thoracoscopy and robotic surgery in the treatment of mediastinal tumors

First author, Year

Study date

Country

Group

Patients

Male/female

Age (years)

NOS score

Jens 2011 [9]

1994–2006

USA

RATS

74

32/42

39(7–75)

8

  

VATS

79

23/56

37(11–74)

 

Ye 2013 [10]

2009–2012

China

RATS

21

13/12

53.4 ± 5.4

7

  

VATS

25

9/12

52.7 ± 7.8

 

Yi 2014 [11]

2009–2012

China

RATS

55

25/30

41.4(16–65)

8

  

VATS

60

30/30

43.5(18–66)

 

Rowse 2015 [12]

1995–2015

USA

RATS

11

6/5

52.2(23–74)

8

  

VATS

45

19/26

50.6(23–87)

 

Suda 2016 [13]

2011–2015

Japan

RATS

7

4/3

55.5 ± 9.9

8

  

VATS

18

12/6

53.4 ± 14.8

 

Qian 2017 [14]

2009–2014

China

RATS

51

21/30

48.8 ± 13.3

7

  

VATS

35

19/16

50.3 ± 13.1

 

Kamel 2019 [15]

2010–2014

USA

RATS

300

51/249

63

7

  

VATS

280

50/230

62

 

Abidin 2020 [16]

2010–2018

USA

RATS

21

13/8

41.29 ± 7.05

8

  

VATS

24

14/10

42.52 ± 7.45

 

Yang 2020 [17]

2010–2014

USA

RATS

77

31/46

60.9 ± 10.7

7

  

VATS

77

32/45

61.1 ± 12.2

 

Li 2020 [18]

2009–2014

China

RATS

60

30/30

53.72 ± 13.11

7

  

VATS

60

30/30

51.22 ± 12.21

 

Ali 2021 [19]

2006–2019

Denmark

RATS

39

32/7

58(20.5)

8

  

VATS

13

9/4

68(13.0)

 

Raja 2021 [20]

2009 ~ 2019

USA

RATS

380

154/226

43.2 ± 16.7

8

  

VATS

340

129/211

40.6 ± 16.8

 

Imielski 2021 [21]

2007 ~ 2017

USA

RATS

54

29/25

44.9 ± 15.8

8

  

VATS

97

42/55

47.4 ± 15.2

 

Salfity 2021 [22]

2010 ~ 2015

USA

RATS

325

151/174

63(22 ~ 90)

7

  

VATS

263

120/143

64(20 ~ 88)

 

Chiba 2022 [23]

2011 ~ 2021

Japan

RATS

20

7/13

55(34 ~ 88)

7

  

VATS

37

16/21

61(30 ~ 82)

 

Li 2022 [24]

2018 ~ 2021

China

RATS

106

45/61

46(34 ~ 57)

8

  

VATS

106

45/61

48(40 ~ 56)

 

Jiang 2022 [25]

2016 ~ 2022

China

RATS

61

40/21

46.10 ± 14.10

7

  

VATS

36

19/17

47.60 ± 14.60

 

Hong 2023 [26]

2014 ~ 2022

China

RATS

34

14/20

41.03 ± 7.38

8

  

VATS

36

17/19

43.06 ± 6.82

 

Ochi 2023 [27]

2014 ~ 2022

Japan

RATS

46

28/18

67(28 ~ 78)

8

  

VATS

144

84/60

52.5(10 ~ 83)