Table 1.
Description of the 13 included studies
| Study | Year | Number | Methods | Incidence of PEP | The rates of therapeutic procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andriulli (9) |
2002 |
579 |
RCT, multicenter, paralled group |
8.64% |
Nr |
| Vandervoort (17) |
2002 |
1,223 |
Single center, prospective analysis |
7.20% |
54.7% |
| Perney (13) |
2003 |
173 |
Single center, retrospective analysis |
17.92% |
Nr |
| Andriulli (10) |
2004 |
1,127 |
RCT, multicenter, paralled group |
5.59% |
Nr |
| Xia (12) |
2004 |
380 |
Single center, retrospective analysis |
4.47% |
73.7% |
| Cheng (11) |
2006 |
1,088 |
RCT, multicenter, paralled group |
15.44% |
51.9% |
| Tsuyuguchi (16) |
2007 |
184 |
Single center, prospective analysis |
1.09% |
79.9% |
| Cotton (3) |
2009 |
11,497 |
Single center, retrospective analysis |
2.64% |
Nr |
| Matsubayashi (14) |
2009 |
740 |
Single center, retrospective analysis |
3.92% |
Nr |
| Wilox (18) |
2010 |
3,499 |
Single center, prospective analysis |
3.15% |
Nr |
| Testoni (15) |
2010 |
3,635 |
Multicenter, prospective analysis |
3.77% |
96.6% |
| Zhou (19) | 2011 | 7,168 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 3.70% | NR |