The Efficacy and Safety of Ureteric Stent Removal with Strings versus No Strings: Which Is Better?

Table 2

Sensitivity analysis results.

Outcomes	No. of studies	Sample size		Heterogeneity (total)				MD or RR (95% CI)	value (total)
		Trail	Control	Chi^2			value
Overall VAS	5	279	284	45.44	4	91	<0.00001	-2.49 [-3.75, -1.24]
Stent dwell time	3	181	216	82.66	2	98	<0.00001	-2.70 [-6.34, 0.95]
UTI	6	316	344	2.12	5	0	0.83	0.97 [0.47, 1.98]
Emergency room visit	2	107	110	0.13	1	0	0.72	0.57 [0.16, 1.95]
Stent dislodgement	3	156	176	6.78	2	70	0.03	3.08 [0.14, 66.12]
Early pull	3	135	128	6.44	2	69	0.04	0.64 [0.04, 9.86]

CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; RR: risk ratio.