Table 2.

Clinical Outcomes of Each Surgical Approach

Approach	Clinical Outcomes
Transaxillary (n = 2,326; systematic review)4	Success rate: 76% Complete relief rate: 53%
Supraclavicular scalenectomy with first-rib excision (n = 683; systematic review)4	Success rate: 77%, Complete relief rate: 57%
Supraclavicular scalenectomy without first-rib excision (n = 674; systematic review)4	Success rate: 85% Complete relief rate: 61%
Infraclavicular (n = 55; case-control study)11	Patency rate of subclavian vein: 95%
Posterior (n = 2,305; case series)12	Good, 75%; fair, 16%; poor, 9%
Combined transaxillary and supraclavicular (n = 94; case-control study)13	Excellent, 95%: good, 4%; poor, 1%
Combined supraclavicular and infraclavicular (n = 100; case series)14	Derkash score: excellent, 41%; good, 35%; fair, 19%; poor, 5%
Endoscopic-assisted transaxillary (n = 131; case series)6	Roos and Derkash score: excellent, 40%; good, 41%; fair, 14%; poor, 6%
Video-assisted thoracoscopic (n = 30; case-control study)8	Excellent, 37%; good, 30%; partial, 20%; no significant improvement, 13%