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Table 2 Stones and laser information from included articles

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes between dusting and fragmentation in retrograde intrarenal surgery

Reference

Number of stones

Location

Type of laser

Laser setting

 

Group D

Group F

  

Group D

Group F

 

S

M

S

M

    

Chen 2022

137

13

134

16

Ureter

Holmium

0.4 J 40 Hz

0.8 J 8 Hz

El-Nahas 2019

26

25

30

26

Kidney

Holmium

0.3–0.5 J 15–20 Hz

1–1.2 J 6–10 Hz

Golomb 2022

NA

Kidney

Holmium

0.2–0.5 J 20–40 Hz

0.8 J 8–15 Hz

Humphreys 2018

NA

Kidney

Holmium

NA

Lee 2016

NA

Kidney

Holmium

NA

Liao 2023

52

54

59

53

Kidney

Holmium

0.2- 0.4 J 30–60 Hz

0.8–1.2 J 8–10 Hz

Mulåescu 2014

NA

Kidney

Holmium

NA

 

Schatloff 2010

NA

Ureter

Holmium

NA

0.8-1 J 8–10 HZ

Yildirim 2022

16

15

15

17

Kidney

Holmium

0.5 J-20 Hz

1.2 J 8 Hz

  1. S Single, M Multiple, Group D The dusting group, Group F The fragmentation group