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Table 1 Characteristic details

From: Anterolateral minithoracotomy versus median sternotomy for the surgical treatment of atrial septal defects: a meta-analysis and systematic review

First author

Year

Study type

Study design

Country

RALMT (n)

MS (n)

Total pts (n)

NOS score

C H Chang

1998

Case–conrtol

RS

China

60

58

118

7

Roberto Formigari

2001

Case–conrtol

RS

Italy

71

50

121

7

Chen-hui Qiao

2003

Case–conrtol

RS

China

82

67

149

7

E Demirsoy

2004

Case–conrtol

RS

Turkey

17

36

53

8

Murat Basaran

2008

Case–conrtol

RS

Turkey

34

22

56

7

Virgilijus Tarutis

2009

Case–conrtol

RS

Lithuania

17

107

124

7

Yüksel Beşir

2019

Case–conrtol

RS

Turkey

15

29

44

8

Total pts

    

296

369

665