Table 2.
Patient demographics and characteristics in included studies
| Author Year |
Mean age, years | Male (%) | Mean PFC size (mm) | PFC infection (%) | Nasocystic drainage (%) | Median follow-up duration (months) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | Plastic | Metal | |
| Ang et al. 2016 [24] | *Cross-over of stent summary presented | *Cross-over of stent summary presented | *Cross-over of stent summary presented | – | – | Not routine | – | |||||
| Bang et al. 2016 [19] | 52.9 | 50.7 | 62.5 | 55.0 | 109.3 | 120.0 | – | – | 20.0 | 5.0 | 26.5 | 5.3 |
| Bapaye et al. 2016 [20] | 40.7 | 43.9 | 88.5 | 86.1 | 117.1 | 100.9 | – | – | Yes | Until stent removal | ||
| Dayyeh et al. 2017 [23] | 59.7 | 52.7 | 77.7 | 77.6 | 128.0 | 134.0 | 44.4 | 39.7 | No | – | ||
| Lee et al. 2014 [22] | 51.6 | 53.7 | 76.0 | 88.0 | 89.0 | 84.0 | 32.0 | 44.0 | If debris/pus | – | ||
| Mukai et al. 2014 [21] | 55.9 | 54.4 | 77.8 | 86.0 | 77.1 | 105.6 | 59.3 | 53.4 | 92.6 | 25.6 | – | |
| Sharaiha et al. 2015 [17] | 52.2 | 53.2 | 69.5 | 55.4 | 97.8 | 98.6 | – | – | No | 16 | ||
*Ang et al. reports a cross-over summary of patient characteristics. Initial stent placement was plastic in 37 patients and metal in 12, 4 patients with plastic stents went on to have metal stents inserted at a further procedure