Table 2 VAS scores in included studies
From: Minimal access versus open spinal surgery in treating painful spine metastasis: a systematic review
Study | Pre | Post | P value | Follow-up | Pain relief rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimal | |||||
Pizzoli et al. [20] | 8.62 (±0.71) | 2.84 (±1.36) | NA | 24 h | 98% |
Chen et al. [21] | 8.9 (±0.93) | 2.6 (±1.71) | P < 0.001 | NA | 94% |
Qian et al. [22] | 7.4 (±2.1) | 3.8 ( ±1.6) | P < 0.001 | 24 h | NA |
3.2 (±1.0) | P < 0.001 | 6 months | NA | ||
Farrokhi et al. [15] | 8.23 (NA) | 2.12 (NA) | P ≤ 0.05 | 24 h | NA |
1 (NA) | P ≤ 0.05 | 2 months | NA | ||
Tseng et al. [23] | 8.1 (±0.67) | 3.8 (±1.9) | P < 0.015 | 24 h | NA |
2.8 (±2.0) | P < 0.001 | 6 months | NA | ||
Yang et al. [16] | 8.78 (±0.54) | 5.41 (±0.94) | P = 0.032 | 6 months | 95.00% |
Pflugmacher et al. [17] | 8.3 (±15) | 3.3 (±9) | P < 0.0001 | 3 months | NA |
Anselmetti et al. [18] | 10 (±1) | 1 (±0.75) | P < 0.001 | 1 month | 100.00% |
Open | |||||
Holman et al. [24] | 7 (NA) | 2 (NA) | P < 0.001 | 1 month | 94% |
Chong et al. [25] | 6.5 (±1.7) | 3.4 (±1.6) | NA | 2 weeks | NA |
Eid et al. [26] | NA | NA | NA | 1 month | 96% |
Liang et al. [27] | 6 (NA) | 2 (NA) | P < 0.001 | 12 months | 90% |
Wonik Cho et al. [28] | 7.86 (±1.05) | 4.48 (±2.09) | P = 0.001 | NA | NA |
Walter et al. [29] | 6.9 (±1.6) | 3.1 (±1.0) | P < 0.001 | 1 month | 87.70% |
Dae-Chul Cho et al. [30] | 6.82 (±2.13) | 3.61 (±1.01) | NA | 1 month | NA |
Shehadi et al. [31] | 6 (NA) | 2 (NA) | P < 0.001 | 1 month | NA |
Street et al. [19] | 7.94 (NA) | 4.3 (NA) | P < 0.001 | NA | NA |