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. 2019 Jun 5;365:l1842. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1842

Table 1.

Number of included studies by treatment comparison

Control group Intervention group Total No randomised No of studies No of studies from updated search
Retropubic MUS Transobturator MUS 8876 58 4
Retropubic MUS Open colposuspension 1240 13 0
Retropubic MUS Laparoscopic colposuspension 651 8 0
Retropubic MUS Traditional sling 868 9 0
Retropubic MUS Single incision sling 1092 9 3
Retropubic MUS Anterior repair 53 1 0
Transobturator MUS Open colposuspension 272 4 0
Transobturator MUS Laparoscopic colposuspension 35 1 0
Transobturator MUS Traditional sling 141 3 1
Transobturator MUS Single incision sling 4612 39 17
Transobturator MUS Anterior repair 120 2 1
Transobturator MUS Pelvic floor muscle training 460 1 1
Open colposuspension Laparoscopic colposuspension 1402 12 0
Open colposuspension Traditional sling 922 7 0
Open colposuspension Bladder neck needle suspension 639 7 0
Open colposuspension Anterior repair 690 8 0
Open colposuspension Pelvic floor muscle training 45 1 0
Traditional sling Single incision sling 72 1 1
Traditional sling Urethral injection therapy 45 1 0
Traditional sling Bladder neck needle suspension 20 1 0
Bladder neck needle suspension Anterior repair 346 3 0

MUS=mid-urethral sling.

Study numbers do not add up to 175, as three arm trials are shown as pairwise comparisons.