Table 1.

Summary of (mean) baseline characteristics from included randomised trials comparing minimally invasive therapies with transurethral resection of the prostate

IPSS, International Prostate Symptom Score; QoL, quality of life; Qmax, maximum flow rate; PVR, postvoid residual urine volume; BPVP, bipolar plasma vaporization of the prostate; TURis, transurethral resection of prostate in saline; N/A, not available; TURP, transurethral resection of prostate; HoLEP, holmium laser enucleation of the prostate; KTP, potassium-titanyl-phosphate; PVP, plasma vaporization of the prostate; TUVP, transurethral vaporisation of the prostate.

^a)Supplementary material for authors can be found via http://www.einj.org/src/sm/inj-17-59-s001.pdf.