Table 5.
Risk of inconclusive FNAC of FTI (random effects, I2 = 92%, symbol size reflects weight).
| Study | FNAC | Inconclusive | ROIF [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoon et al. (58) | 87 | 6 | 6.90 [1.37, 12.43] |
|
| Achury et al. (44) | 23 | 2 | 8.70 [-3.35, 20.75] | |
| Kim et al. (42) | 177 | 23 | 1 2.99 [7.68, 1 8.30] | |
| Kim et al. (56) | 200 | 26 | 13.00 [8.00, 18.00] | |
| Kim et al. (42) | 286 | 38 | 1 3.29 [9.06, 1 7.52] | |
| Sencan Eren et al. (63) | 43 | 6 | 13.95 [2.78, 25.1 2] | |
| Jamsek et al. (55) | 52 | 10 | 19.23 [7.31, 31.1 5] | |
| Czepczyński et al. (26) | 20 | 4 | 20.00 [0.40, 39.60] | |
| Stangierski et al. (49) | 82 | 17 | 20.73 [10.87, 30.59] | |
| Nishimori et al. (30) | 38 | 8 | 21.05 [6.47, 35.63] | |
| Flukes et al. (61) | 53 | 14 | 26.42 [12.58, 40.26] | |
| Ozderya et al. (68) | 76 | 24 | 31 .58 [18.94, 44.22] | |
| Thuillier et al. (71) | 60 | 21 | 35.00 [20.03, 49.97] | |
| Chung et al. (72) | 1364 | 522 | 38.27 [34.98, 41.56] | |
| Kamakshi et al. (82) | 29 | 13 | 44.83 [20.47, 69.19] | |
| Summary | 20.81 [13.70, 27.92] |
FNAC, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology; ROIF, Risk of Inconclusive FNAC.