Table 3.
Perforation rates per study
| Author (y) | Treatment protocola |
Perforation n (%) |
Initial/subsequent | Inflation time (s) | Inflation pressure (psi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perforation | |||||
| Chuah (2008)17 | 30 | 1/33 (3%) | Initial | 60 + 30 | 12 + 12 |
| Dobrucali (2004)22 | 30 − 35 − 35 | 1/42 (2.3%) | Initial | 60 | 15 |
| Vaezi (1999)21 | 30 − 35 | 1/24 (4.2%) | Initial | 60 | 9 − 15 |
| Moonen (2016)24, b | 30 + 35 − 40 | 3/96 (3.1%) 2/96 (2%) | Initial subsequent | 60 + 60 | 5 + 8 |
| Moonen (2016)24, b | 35 | 4/13 (32%) | Initial | 60 + 60 | 5 + 8 |
| Mikaeli (2004)5, b | 35 – 40 − 40 | 3/62 (5%) | Initial | 10 | 10 |
| No perforation | |||||
| Tanaka (2010)18 | 30 | 0/55 | ‐ | 60 + 60 + 60 | 3 − 4 + 4 − 5 + 5 − 7 |
| Ghoshal (2001)19 | 30 − 30 | 0/10 | ‐ | 60 | 10 − 15 |
| Maris (2010)20 | 30 − 30 − 30 | 0/82 | ‐ | 60 − 180 | 9 |
| Smeets (2015)23 | 30 + 35 | 0/26 | ‐ | 180 | 5 |
| Mikaeli (2004)5, b | 30 − 35 − 40 | 0/200 | ‐ | 10 | 10 |
| Not specified | |||||
| Allescher (2001)6 | 35 − 40 | ‐ | ‐ | 120 | 8 − 10 |
Bold numbers represent the dilation where a perforation occurred.
−, Not specified; n, number; psi, pound‐force per square inch; s, seconds.
a
+ = predefined scheme of two dilations; − = a next dilation only in case of symptom recurrence.
b
Two different dilation protocols are used, which are presented separately.