Table 1.
Studies reporting MIS techniques for spinal metastatic disease: operative data, outcomes and complication rates19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32
| Author | No of patients | MBL (mL) | MOT (min) | LOS (d) | MNI (%) | MPA (%) | MCR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lin et al.22 | 25 | 1047 | 324 | NA | 76 | 68 | 4 |
| Tancioni et al.23 (Prospective) | 25 | NA | NA | 6 | 88 | 96 | 12 |
| Zairi et al.20 (Prospective) | 10 | 400 | 170 | 6 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| Rosenthal et al.21 | 4 | 1450 | 390 | 7.5 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Huang et al.25 | 41 (VAST) | 775 | 190 | NA | NA | NA | 54 |
| Huang et al.24 | 29 (MASS) | 1100 | 179 | — | 70.8 | — | 24 |
| Le Huec et al.28 | 2 | 350 | 156 | NA | 100 | 100 | 50 |
| McLain et al.31 | 8 | 1677 | 360 | 6.5 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Mobbs et al.26 | 1 | — | — | — | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Deutsch et al.34 | 8 | 227 | 132 | 4 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Muhlbauer et al.29 | 5 | 1120 | 360 | NA | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Kan and Schmidt27 | 5 | 610 | 258 | 6.25 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
| Payer and Sottas30 | 11 | 711 | NA | — | 91 | NA | 18 |
| Taghva et al.32 | 1 | 1200 | 420 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 0 |
LOS, length of stay; MASS: minimal access spine surgery; MBL, mean blood loss; MCR, mean complication rate; MNI, median neurologic improvement; MOT, mean operating time; MPA: median pain alleviation rate; VAST, video‐assisted thoracosopic surgery.