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Table 2 Characteristics of the treatment outcomes

From: Sublobar resection versus ablation for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis

Study

Groups

SR methods

Ablation

LR (%)

DR (%)

Complication (%)

Hospital stay

Alexande [10]

SR

Segmental and wedge

RFA

Not given

Not given

53.6%

Not given

Ablation

Not given

Not given

62.3%

Not given

Ambrogi [11]

SR

Wedge

RFA

1.7%

11.9%

27.1%

6 days

Ablation

22.6%

11.3%

21.0%

2 days

Hu [12]

SR

Wedge

Microwave

5.2%

31.0%

Not given

Not given

Ablation

26.5%

33.8%

Not given

Not given

Iguchi [13]

SR

Segmental and wedge

RFA

Not given

Not given

368 days

16 days

Ablation

Not given

Not given

222 days

6.5 days

Kwan [14]

SR

Segmental and wedge

No details

Not given

Not given

232 days

Not given

Ablation

Not given

Not given

110 days

Not given

Safi [15]

SR

Segmental and wedge

RFA

Not given

Not given

9.8 months

Not given

Ablation

Not given

Not given

5.6 months

Not given

Zemlyak [16]

SR

Segmental and wedge

RFA

12%

Not given

0

Not given

Ablation

33.3%

Not given

66.7%

Not given

Zeng [17]

SR

Wedge

No details

Not given

Not given

194 days

Not given

Ablation

Not given

Not given

86 days

Not given

  1. LR local recurrence, DR distant recurrence, RFA radiofrequency ablation, SR sublobar resection