Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2017; 23(44): 7917-7929
Published online Nov 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i44.7917
Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
StudyDesignLevel of evidenceIndicationIndications
Characteristic matching1Follow-up, mean or median, ARH/CRHQuality score
Patients (n)
ARHCRH
Beppu et al[18]R3bMP72721, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1027.2 ± 2.1/18.1 ± 2.8*******
Capussotti et al[6]RCT2bRH33321, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12NARCT
Chan et al[19]R3bMP1101691, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1260/60******
Chen et al[20]RP3bRH11131, 2, 5, 6, 8, 12NA*****
Cresswell et al[21]RP3bMP62621, 2, 4, 7, 11NA*****
Habib et al[22]RP3bMP2421691, 2, 4, 7, 10, 1130 ± 20.3******
Hao et al[23]P3bRH1071111, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1049/38*******
Higuchi et al[24]R4RH25441, 2, 3, 5, 9, 12NA*****
Jabir et al[25]R3bRH40981, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 1136 ± 21.5******
Li et al[26]R3bRH92961, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 929 ± 7.8*******
Liu et al[27]R3bMP541061, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 1259.7/18.6*******
Liu et al[27]RCT1bRH60601, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 1221.6 ± 8.0/18.3 ± 5.4RCT
Llado et al[28]P3bRH33331, 2, 6, 7, 9, 1024/24******
Takács et al[29]R3bMP52671, 2, 7, 9, 10, 1132/32*****
Wu et al[3]R3bMP33381, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 1219 ± 12.7*******
Zhou et al[17]RCT2bMP50511, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11NARCT
1Matching: 1 = Age; 2 = Gender; 3 = Body mass index; 4 = American Society of Anesthesiologists score; 5 = Liver function test; 6 = Hepatitis status; 7 = Tumor number or maximum tumor size; 8 = Child-Pugh Classification; 9 = Vascular invasion; 10 = Distant metastasis; 11 = Tumor histology; 12 = Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min. ARH: Anterior approach for right hepatectomy; CRH: Conventional right hepatectomy; NA: Data not available; R: Retrospective; P: Prospective; RP: Retrospective design, prospective data collection; RCT: Randomized controlled trail; RH: Right hepatectomy; ERH: Extended right hepatectomy; MP: Mixed procedures.