Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Blood transfusion · treating kidney stones

It is very uncertain whether 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 0.64 [0.16, 2.52]
4 studies · 161 participants
Very low

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