Table 2. Outcome of Interests of Standard and Hand-Assisted RDN vs. Standard and Hand-Assisted LDV of Pairwise Meta-Analysis.
| Outcome of interests | Number of studies, and patients (%; events/total) | Statistical method, estimated effect, 95% CIs | P value | I2 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age [13-19] | 8, 834 | MD = 2.27 (-0.10 to 4.65) | 0.06 | 59 |
| Gender (male) [13-19] | 8, 834 (40; 187/468) (51; 186/366) | OR = 0.77 (0.44 to 1.34) | 0.35 | 65 |
| BMI [13-18] | 7, 666 | MD = 0.81 (-0.26 to 1.87) | 0.14 | 82 |
| Right kidney retrieval [15-17] | 4, 392 (25; 62/252) (4; 6/140) | OR = 5.43 (1.10 to 26.76) | 0.04 | 60 |
| Renal arteries > 1 [14, 17-19] | 4, 507 (24; 59/250) (22; 56/257) | OR = 1.10 (0.73 to 1.68) | 0.65 | 0 |
| Conversion to open [14, 16, 17] | 4, 427 (2.4; 6/253) (3.4; 6/174) | OR = 0.54 (0.17 to 1.73) | 0.30 | 0 |
| Operative time (min) [13-17] | 8, 834 | MD = -36.96 (-54.68 to -19.25) | 0.001 | 92 |
| EBL (mL) [13, 14, 16-18] | 6, 542 | MD = -39.60 (-84.08 to 4.88) | 0.08 | 77 |
| WIT (s) [13-18] | 7, 666 | MD = -47.88 (-97.74 to 1.99) | 0.06 | 95 |
| Intraoperative complications [14, 16-18] | 5, 517 (7; 20/298) (10; 21/219) | Peto OR = 0.66 (0.34. 1.29) | 0.29 | 43 |
| Postoperative graft complications [14, 16-18] | 5, 626 (13; 44/352) (9; 25/274) | OR = 1.05 (0.61, 1.30) | 0.85 | 25 |
| HLOS [13-19] | 7, 710 | MD = 0.09 (-0.07 to 0.24) | 0.28 | 24 |
| Day 1 postoperative pain [15, 18] | 2, 314 | MD = -0.57 ((-1.75 to 0.60) | 0.34 | 91 |
| Day 2 postoperative pain [15, 18] | 2, 314 | MD = 0.09 (-0.27 to 0.46) | 0.62 | 12 |
| Day 3 postoperative pain [15, 18] | 2, 314 | MD = -0.23 (-0.53 to 0.06) | 0.12 | 0 |
MD: mean difference; OR: odds ratio; RE: random-effects; FE: fixed-effects; CIs: confidence intervals; WIT: warm ischemic time; EBL: estimated blood loss; HLOS: hospital length of stay; BMI: body mass index.