Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Urology

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%High 0 · 0%

Operating time · treating kidney stones

1 finding from 1 review

Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 174 participants
Moderate

Length of hospital stay · treating kidney stones

1 finding from 1 review

Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 274 participants
Moderate

Blood transfusion · treating kidney stones

It is very uncertain whether totally tubeless PNL changes blood transfusion MCID: 10 per 1000 compared with standard PNL (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.26, 1.48]
4 studies · 274 participants
Very low

Sepsis or fever MCID: 50 per 1000 · treating kidney stones

Totally tubeless PNL showed no clear difference in sepsis or fever MCID: 50 per 1000 compared with standard PNL (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Patient readmissions · treating kidney stones

1 finding from 1 review

Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Very low

Severe adverse events MCID: 50 per 1000 · treating kidney stones

Totally tubeless PNL showed no clear difference in severe adverse events MCID: 50 per 1000 compared with standard PNL (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.49 [0.19, 1.25]
2 studies · 174 participants
Low

Postoperative pain (day 1) · treating kidney stones

1 finding from 1 review