Table 3.
Number of subjects with normal and abnormal testing results before and after surgery in studies included in the meta-analysis for the caloric test
| Study | Year | Normal Pre | Abnormal pre |
Normal post |
Abnormal post | Number pre | Number post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abramides [18] | 2014 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 40 | 24 | 24 |
| Basta [12] | 2008 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
| Batuecas [8] | 2015 | 30 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 30 | 30 |
| Bonucci [15] | 2008 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 38 |
| Brey [14] | 1995 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17 |
| Ito [31] | 1998 | 18 | 37 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 55 |
| Katsiari [2] | 2013 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
| Kiyomizu [33] | 2000 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 23 |
| Kluenter [6] | 2009 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 24 |
| Kluenter [25] | 2010 | 41 | 11 | 44 | 8 | 52 | 52 |
| Krausea [22] | 2009 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 42 |
| Krauseb [23] | 2009 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 40 | 56 | 53 |
| Krause [24] | 2010 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 32 |
| Louza [34] | 2014 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 33 | 41 | 41 |
| Melvin [5] | 2009 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 16 |
| Nordfalk [19] | 2015 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 30 |
| Rossi [35] | 1998 | 8 | 24 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 32 |
| Todt [36] | 2008 | 48 | 14 | 36 | 26 | 62 | 62 |
| Wagner [17] | 2010 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 |
Normal pre = number of individuals with normal test results before surgery. Abnormal Pre = number of individuals with abnormal test results before surgery. Normal post = number of individuals with normal test results after surgery. Abnormal post = number of individuals with abnormal test results after surgery. Number pre = number of individuals tested before surgery. Number post = number of individuals tested after surgery