Table 1 Characteristics of publication year, study type, cases in each group and GTR, length of operation and hospital stay for included studies
From: Endoscopic versus microscopic transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery: a meta-analysis
Study | Publication year | Study type | Cases in each group | Cases of GTR | Length of operation (mean, min) | Length of hospital stay (day) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | |||
Chen et al. [7] | 2011 | RC | 68 | 59 | 48 | 29 | 128 | 170 | 4.3(3 to 12) | 7.3(5 to 22) |
D'Haens et al. [8] | 2009 | RC | 60 | 60 | 38 | 30 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Higgins et al. [9] | 2008 | RC | 16 | 25 | 14 | 20 | 117 | 152 | 3 | 5.3 |
O'Maley et al. [10] | 2008 | RC | 25 | 25 | 14(21)a | 17(22)a | 176.4 | 264.6 | 3.92 (3 to 9) | 4.84 (3 to 9) |
Choe et al. [11] | 2008 | RC | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Casler et al. [12] | 2005 | RC | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 255.33 | 245.73 | 4.4(2 to 7) | 5.73(3 to 8) |
Atkinson et al. [13] | 2008 | RC | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | NA | NA | 3.0(1 to 10) | 4.5(2 to 9) |
Sheehan et al. [14] | 1999 | RC | 26 | 44 | 7(16)a | 15(36)a | 162 | 204 | NA | NA |
White et al.[15] | 2004 | RC | 50 | 50 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.7 | 5.4 |
Razak et al. [16] | 2013 | RC | 40 | 40 | 15(16)a | 8(14)a | 202 | 169 | 6 ± 7.5 | 8 ± 6.7 |
Messerer et al. [17] | 2011 | RC | 82 | 82 | 61 | 41 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Cappabianca et al. [18] | 1999 | RC | 10 | 20 | 9 | 14 | NA | NA | 3.1 ± 0.4 | 6.2 ± 0.3 |
Koren et al. [19] | 1999 | RC | 20 | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.7(3 to 4) | 7(6 to 10) |
Duz et al. [20] | 2008 | RC | 28 | 40 | 15 | 20 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Neal et al. [21] | 2007 | RC | 14 | 15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3.4 | 8.3 |