What do systematic reviews say?

Totally tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

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

• 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

Totally tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

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

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.33 [0.01, 7.97]
  1 study · 90 participants
  Low

Totally tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

• 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

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 186 participants
  Low

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 81 participants
  Moderate

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 238 participants
  Low

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

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

• 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

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

It is very uncertain whether tubeless PNL changes sepsis or fever MCID: 50 per 1000 compared with standard PNL (very low certainty).

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.5 [0.05, 4.75]
  2 studies · 82 participants
  Very low

Tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

It is very uncertain whether tubeless PNL changes readmission (first 30 days) MCID: 50 per 1000 compared with standard PNL (very low certainty).

• Totally tubeless, tubeless, and tubed percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treating kidney stones 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1 [0.07, 14.21]
  1 study · 24 participants
  Very low

Totally tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

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

• 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

Totally tubeless PNL vs standard PNL

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