Table 3 Begg’s test for various factors
From: Tubeless versus standard percutaneous nephrolithotomy: an update meta-analysis
Factors | No. of studies | P valuea | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Stone-free rate | 11 | 0.956 | [−0.711, 0 .675] |
Operative time | 9 | 0.385 | [−3.073, 1.344] |
Hospital stay | 11 | 0.874 | [−8.048, 9.303] |
Return to normal activity | 7 | 0.24 | [−17.820, 5.653] |
Postoperative hemoglobin drop | 10 | 0.694 | [−1.720, 1.202] |
Postoperative analgesia equivalents | 5 | 0.747 | [−9.673, 12.096] |
Postoperative pain scores | 10 | 0.011 | [1.664, 9.500] |
Blood transfusion | 7 | 0.545 | [−2.640, 4.426] |
Fever | 7 | 0.627 | [−1.311, 1.972] |
Urine leakage | 7 | 0.487 | [−4.716, 2.585] |