Table 1 Summary of included studies in meta-analysis.
Author, year | Location | Age (years) | Settings | Recruitment | Study design | Number of participants, n | Interventions | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ahmad, 2013 | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | PCN: 43 ± 9.65 | Single centre | Referral to Urology | RCT | 300 | PCN, n = 200 | Failure rates Haematuria |
RUS: 40 ± 10.35 | RUS, n = 100 | |||||||
de Sousa, 2018 | Braga, Portugal | PCN: 63.1 | Single centre | Presented at ED | CCT | 50 | PCN, n = 18 | Mobility Self-care Usual activity Pain/discomfort Anxiety/depression Haematuria Dysuria Urgency Frequency Use of analgesics |
RUS: 54.5 | RUS, n = 32 | |||||||
Joshi, 2001 | Bristol, UK | PCN: 56 ± 9 | Single centre | Referral to stone management unit | CCT | 34 | PCN, n = 13 | Mobility Self-care Usual activity Pain/discomfort Anxiety/depression Haematuria Dysuria Urgency Frequency Use of analgesics |
DJS: 55 ± 14 | DJS, n = 21 | |||||||
Mokhmalji, 2001 | Aleppo, Syria and Mannheim, Germany | PCN: 49 | Multicentre | Referral to Urology | RCT | 40 | PCN, n = 24 | Failure rates Use of analgesics |
RUS: 55 | RUS, n = 16 | |||||||
Pearle, 1998 | Texas, USA | PCN: 41.3 ± 13.0 | Single centre | Presented at ED | CCT | 42 | PCN, n = 21 | Failure rates Use of analgesics Normalization for WBC normalization Duration to defervescence Duration of hospitalization Pain post procedure |
RUS: 41.3 ± 14.5 | RUS, n = 21 | |||||||
Shoshany, 2019 | Tel Aviv, Israel | PCN: 54 (46.5–61) | Multicentre | Referral to Urology | CCT | 75 | PCN, n = 30 | Mobility Self-care Usual activity Pain/discomfort Anxiety/depression Haematuria Use of analgesics Pain post procedure |
DJS: 55 (39.5–70.5) | DJS, n = 45 | |||||||
Wang, 2015 | Taiwan | PCN: 58.21 ± 10.89 | Single centre | Referral to Urology | CCT | 107 | PCN, n = 53 | Duration to defervescence Duration for WBC normalization Duration of hospitalization |
RUS: 57.52 ± 11.93 | RUS, n = 54 |
