Two-stage vs single-stage management for concomitant gallstones and common bile duct stones

Table 2 Outcomes of 7 included randomized controlled trials (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography/endoscopic sphincterotomy + laparoscopic cholecystectomy) vs (laparoscopic cholecystectomy+ laparoscopic common bile duct exploration)

Included studies	Stone clearance from the CBD (%)	Postoperative morbidity (%)	Mortality (%)	Conversion to other procedures (%)	Number of procedures per patient	Length of hospital stay (d)	Total operating time (min) (SD or range)	Hospitalization charges ($) (SD or range)
Bansal et al[5], 2010	86.7 vs 93.3	Not mentioned	0 vs 0	15.4 vs 6.7	Not mentioned	4 (2-11) vs 4.2 (3-9)	153 (120-240) vs ?	Not mentioned
Rogers et al[24], 2010	96.8 vs 88.2	9.1 vs 10.5	0 vs 0	1.8 vs 3.5	2.0 vs 1.0	4.1 (3.5) vs 2.3 (1.9)	183 (39) vs 174 (67)	30 617 (16 384) vs 27 675 (11 256)
Rhodes et al[25], 1998	75 vs 75	15 vs 17.5	Not mentioned	0 vs 25	2.4 vs 1.3	3.5 (1-11) vs 1 (1-26)	105 (60-255) vs 90 (25-310)	Not mentioned
Cuschieri et al[26], 1999	83.7 vs 82.6	12.5 vs 15.8	1.5 vs 0.8	14.7 vs 15	2.0 vs 1.2	9 (5.5-14) vs 6 (4.2-12)	Not mentioned	Not mentioned
Nathanson et al[27], 2005	71.1 vs 97.6	13.3 vs 17.1	0 vs 0	6.7 vs 4.9	2.3 vs 1.2	7.7 vs 6.4	147.9 vs 158.8	Not mentioned
Sgourakis et al[28], 2002	84.3 vs 85.7	18.8 vs 17.9	3.1 vs 0	15.6 vs 14.3	2.1 vs 1.1	9 vs 7.4	105 (60-255) vs 90 (70-310)	Not mentioned
Noble et al[29], 2009	55.6 vs 100	29.8 vs 43.2	Not mentioned	42.6 vs 9.1	2.3 vs 1.0	3 (2-7) vs 5 (2-7)	Not mentioned	Not mentioned

CBD: Common bile duct.