Table 1 Description of the 13 included studies
Study | Year | Number | Methods | Incidence of PEP | The rates of therapeutic procedures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andriulli (9) | 2002 | 579 | RCT, multicenter, paralled group | 8.64% | Nr |
Vandervoort (17) | 2002 | 1,223 | Single center, prospective analysis | 7.20% | 54.7% |
Perney (13) | 2003 | 173 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 17.92% | Nr |
Andriulli (10) | 2004 | 1,127 | RCT, multicenter, paralled group | 5.59% | Nr |
Xia (12) | 2004 | 380 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 4.47% | 73.7% |
Cheng (11) | 2006 | 1,088 | RCT, multicenter, paralled group | 15.44% | 51.9% |
Tsuyuguchi (16) | 2007 | 184 | Single center, prospective analysis | 1.09% | 79.9% |
Cotton (3) | 2009 | 11,497 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 2.64% | Nr |
Matsubayashi (14) | 2009 | 740 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 3.92% | Nr |
Wilox (18) | 2010 | 3,499 | Single center, prospective analysis | 3.15% | Nr |
Testoni (15) | 2010 | 3,635 | Multicenter, prospective analysis | 3.77% | 96.6% |
Zhou (19) | 2011 | 7,168 | Single center, retrospective analysis | 3.70% | NR |