Subgroup analysis | SFR | Operation time | Laser time | Intraoperative complications | Postoperative complications | |
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Stone size | stones with diameter > 1 and < 2 cm | 1.25 [0.37, 4.21]; P = 0.72 | -10.69 [-31.43, 10.04]; P = 0.31 | -0.86 [-1.42, -0.30] P = 0.003 | - | - |
Stone location | ureter | 0.13 [0.02, 0.75]; P = 0.02 | -6.52 [-11.85, -1.19]; P = 0.02 | -1.90 [-4.55, 0.75]; P = 0.16 | 0.42 [0.24, 0.73] P = 0.002 | 0.43 [0.23, 0.82] P = 0.01 |
kidney | 0.35 [0.27, 0.46]; P < 0.0001 | -1.31 [-4.87, 2.26]; P = 0.47 | 0.25 [0.09, 0.40]; P = 0.002 | 2.10 [1.01, 4.38]; P = 0.05 | 1.85 [1.28, 2.68]; P = 0.001 | |
ureter/kidney | 0.70 [0.35, 1.41]; P = 0.32 | -7.06 [-13.70, -0.42]; P = 0.04 | -0.22 [-0.71, 0.27]; P = 0.38 | 0.42 [0.22, 0.78]; P = 0.007 | 1.06 [0.62, 1.81]; P = 0.82 | |
Ureteroscope | semi-rigid ureteroscope | 0.10 [0.01, 0.77]; P = 0.03 | -3.30 [-8.73, 2.12]; P = 0.23 | -1.90 [-4.55, 0.75] P = 0.16 | 0.45 [0.25, 0.80]; P = 0.007 | 0.52 [0.26, 1.04]; P = 0.06 |
rigid ureteroscope | 0.27 [0.01, 6.59]; P = 0.43 | -17.70 [-22.55, -12.85]; P < 0.00001 | - | 0.21 [0.02, 1.77] P = 0.15 | 0.14 [0.02, 1.10] P = 0.06 | |
flexible ureteroscope | 0.35 [0.27, 0.46]; P < 0.00001 | -5.07 [-13.42, 3.28]; P = 0.23 | -0.11 [-0.73, 0.50]; P = 0.72 | 2.10 [1.01, 4.38]; P = 0.05 | 1.85 [1.28, 2.68]; P = 0.001 | |
Study design | RCT | 0.51 [0.16, 1.61]; P = 0.25 | -5.82 [-10.60, -1.04] P = 0.02 | -1.23 [-2.76, 0.30] P = 0.12 | 0.40 [0.24, 0.66]; P = 0.0003 | 0.70 [0.43, 1.14]; P = 0.15 |
non-RCT | 0.48 [0.28, 0.81]; P = 0.006 | -5.24 [-11.26, 0.78]; P = 0.09 | 0.05 [-0.31, 0.42]; P = 0.78 | 0.79 [0.23, 2.70] P = 0.71 | 1.21 [0.62, 2.37]; P = 0.57 | |
Follow-up time |  < 3 months | 0.69 [0.29, 1.62]; P = 0.39 | -3.52 [-9.31, 2.27]; P = 0.23 | -1.29 [-3.34, 0.76]; P = 0.22 | 0.45 [0.25, 0.80]; P = 0.007 | 0.64 [0.36, 1.14]; P = 0.13 |
 ≥ 3 month | 0.41 [0.22, 0.77]; P = 0.005 | -4.06 [-9.26, 1.13]; P = 0.13 | -0.14 [-0.67, 0.39]; P = 0.61 | 0.61 [0.21, 1.75]; P = 0.36 | 1.16 [0.66, 2.05]; P = 0.60 | |
MOSES technique | with MOSES | 0.70 [0.10, 4.76]; P = 0.72 | -2.08 [-6.38, 2.22]; P = 0.34 | 0.07 [-0.31, 0.45]; P = 0.71 | - | 1.15 [0.59, 2.22]; P = 0.68 |
without MOSES | 0.47 [0.29, 0.76]; P = 0.002 | -5.90 [-9.58, -2.22]; P = 0.002 | -0.86 [-1.82, 0.10]; P = 0.08 | 0.58 [0.27, 1.26]; P = 0.17 | 0.84 [0.43, 1.64]; P = 0.61 | |
Dusting technique | with dusting | 0.34 [0.26, 0.44]; P < 0.00001 | -2.55 [-5.77, 0.67]; P = 0.12 | 0.21 [0.06, 0.35]; P = 0.005 | 0.83 [0.13, 5.36]; P = 0.84 | 1.68 [1.19, 2.36]; P = 0.003 |
without dusting | 0.85 [0.59, 1.22]; P = 0.38 | -7.19 [-7.81, -6.56]; P < 0.00001 | -0.76 [-0.96, -0.56]; P < 0.00001 | 0.45 [0.28, 0.73]; P = 0.001 | 0.69 [0.45, 1.07]; P = 0.10 | |
Stone density |  < 1000Hu | 0.25 [0.10, 0.63] P = 0.003 | -8.00 [-15.46, -0.54] P = 0.04 | 0.00 [-0.36, 0.36] P = 1.00 | 0.31 [0.12, 0.80] P = 0.02 | 0.88 [0.34, 2.26] P = 0.78 |
 ≥ 1000Hu | 0.57 [0.33, 0.97] P = 0.04 | -5.27 [-8.88, -1.66] P = 0.004 | -0.85 [-1.82, 0.12] P = 0.09 | 0.68 [0.28, 1.68] P = 0.40 | 0.94 [0.54, 1.65] P = 0.84 | |
Laser setting | low energies, high frequencies | 0.50 [0.30, 0.83] P = 0.008 | -1.79 [-5.37, 1.79] P = 0.33 | 0.15 [-0.35, 0.65] P = 0.56 | - | 1.17 [0.52, 2.64] P = 0.71 |
high energies, low frequencies | 0.36 [0.10, 1.35] P = 0.13 | -6.73 [-11.47, -1.99] P = 0.005 | -1.11 [-2.53, 0.31] P = 0.13 | 0.38 [0.24, 0.62] P < 0.0001 | 0.61 [0.38, 0.97] P = 0.04 |