Cochrane · systematic review · CD012045

Partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy for clinical localised renal masses

Kunath, F, Schmidt, S, Krabbe, LM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

UrologyAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
5
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 40%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Partial nephrectomy compared to radical nephrectomy for clinical localized renal masses

5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time‐to‐death of any cause (anticipated absolute effects refer to all‐cause mortality; median
Partial nephrectomy vs radical nephrectomy
HR 1.5 [1.03, 2.18]1 study · 541 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Serious adverse events (Surgery‐related mortality)
Partial nephrectomy vs radical nephrectomy
RR 2.04 [0.19, 22.34]1 study · 541 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Time‐to‐recurrence (anticipated absolute effects refer to recurrence; median
Partial nephrectomy vs radical nephrectomy
HR 1.37 [0.58, 3.24]1 study · 541 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
Permanent haemodialysis ‐ not measured
Partial nephrectomy vs radical nephrectomy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Quality of Life ‐ not measured
Partial nephrectomy vs radical nephrectomy
no estimate extractedNRNo studies