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Table 2 Characteristics of the studies included

From: The effect and safety of preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma: an updated meta-analysis

Author

Country

Year

Design

No of patients

Age

TSB(μmol/l)

Sex (M/F)

BMI

Bismuth-classification

NPBD

PBD

NPBD

PBD

NPBD

PBD

NPBD

PND

NPBD

PBD

NPBD

PBD

Cai et al. [21]

CN

2017

RETRO

163

55

60 ± 9

59 ± 11

161.0 (8.4–455.6)

281.1 (8.2–565.4)

74/89

30/25

22.5 ± 6.8

21.8 ± 5.9

24/28/24/42/45

9/13/10/8/5

Kennedy et al. [22]

USA

2009

RETRO

29

31

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Zhang et al. [23]

CN

2017

RETRO

44

196

70

67

30.8 (15.4–99.2)

99.2 (39.3–205.2)

20/22

113/83

25.5 (23.7–28.7)

25.0 (22.3–28.7)

15 (I–II)/37 (III–IV)

49 (I–II)/130 (III–IV)

Xiong et al. [24]

CN

2013

RETRO

46

32

58.2 ± 11.3

59.6 ± 11.0

254.0 ± 63.5

294.2 ± 135.7

28/18

21/11

21.0 ± 2.5

20.3±1.9

1/14/7/15/9

1/8/6/9/8

Farges et al. [25]

EURO

2012

RETRO

186

180

62 ± 11

61 ± 10

126 (17–255)

113 (40–274)

107/79

127/53

24 ± 4

25 ± 4

6/47/267/19/27

4/23/137/10/6

Wronka et al. [26]

Poland

2019

RETRO

23

58

56 (48–65)

60 (55–67)

164.8 (18.8–336.4)

36.6 (15.9–83.8)

13/10

34/24

NR

NR

NR

NR

Ferrero et al. [27]

Italy

2008

RETRO

30

30

63.5 (35–80)

66.0 (47–80)

210.3 (59.9–533.5)

225.7

19/11

13/17

NR

NR

NR

NR

Su et al. [28]

USA

1996

RETRO

16

33

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Li et al. [29]

CN

2009

RETRO

56

55

NR

NR

268 ± 174

256 ± 136

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Ribero et al. [30]

Italy

2016

RETRO

35

98

67 (35–82)

65 (40–84)

94.1

63.3

22/13

62/36

NR

NR

0/8/12/13/2

0/17/43/27/11

Parks et al. [31]

UK

2000

RETRO

27

20

59 ± 3

57 ± 2

335 (9–670)

278 (35–666)

20/7

16/4

NR

NR

2/7/11/5/2

2/2/10/2/4

Dinant et al. [32]

Netherlands

2006

RETRO

14

83

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Hanafy [33]

Egypt

2010

RETRO

54

46

50.4 ± 12

53.3±11

314.6 ± 205.2

92.34 ± 126.5

34/20

30/16

NR

NR

NR

NR

Ercolani et al. [34]

Japan

2010

RETRO

7

44

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Gerhards et al. [35]

Netherlands

1999

RETRO

18

93

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

Chen et al. [36]

CN

2007

RETRO

27

31

NR

NR

382 ± 174

292 ± 103

NR

NR

NR

NR

2/6/3/7/9

1/4/6/12/8

  1. Data shown represents mean ± standard deviation or median (minimum-maximum); Bismuth-classification = I/II/IIIa/IIIb/
  2. TSB total serum bilirubin, No number, M male, F female, BMI body mass index, PBD preoperative biliary drainage group, NPBD non-preoperative biliary drainage group, Retro retrospective, NR not report