Table 1.
Summary of the studies included in the meta-analysis.
| Author | Year | N of Patients | Mean Age | N of CNs | TP | TN | FP | FN | Se | Sp | PPV | NPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna et al. [16] | 2007 | 26 | - | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.85 | 0.88 | 1.00 |
| Nader et al. [19] (DFN model 1) |
2019 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 8 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 0.62 | 0.92 |
| Nader et al. [19] (DFN model 2) |
2019 | 52 | 58 | 52 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 0.46 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.87 |
| Nader et al. [19] (SMF) |
2019 | 49 | 58 | 49 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.86 |
| Baulch et al. [21] | 2015 | 33 | 62 | 57 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0.95 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 0.75 |
| Gandhi et al. [20] | 2011 | 25 | 59 | 48 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.00 |
| Warren et al. [28] | 2016 | 48 | 60 | 48 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.96 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Chang et al. [8] | 2004 | 8 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Nemzek et al. [22] | 1998 | 19 | 55 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.95 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Schmalfuss et al. [32] | 2002 | 7 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Majoie et al. [29] | 1997 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
| Shimamoto et al. [30] | 2012 | 13 | 58 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.73 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.4 |
| Tomura et al. [31] | 1999 | 12 | - | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | - | 1.00 | - |
Abbreviations: CNs, cranial nerves; TP, true positive; TN, true negative; FP, false positive; FN, false negative; Se, sensitivity; Sp, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, positive predictive value; DFN, descending facial nerve; SMF, stylomastoid foramen.