Table 1 Study characteristics
From: The impact of timing on outcomes in appendicectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Author & Year | Country | Journal | Study type | Enrolment period | Number of patients | Time analysed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
San Basilio 2023 | Spain | Paediatr Surg | Retrospective | 2017–2021 | 1,643 | Time-of-day |
Mandeville 2015 | USA | Pediatr Emerg Care | Prospective | 2009–2010 | 230 | Patient time Total time |
Kim 2015 | Korea | Ann Surg Treat Res | Retrospective | 2013 | 192 | Patient time Total time |
Giraudo 2013 | Italy | Surg Today | Retrospective | 2003–2009 | 723 | Hospital time |
Chen 2015 | Taiwan | Journal of the Chinese Medical Association | Retrospective | 2010–2012 | 236 | Hospital time |
Teixeira 2012 | USA | Ann Surg Treat Res | Retrospective | 2003–2011 | 4,108 | Hospital time |
Bonadio 2015 | USA | J Emerg Med | Retrospective | 2010–2014 | 248 | Hospital time |
Patel 2018 | Canada | J Trauma Acute Care Surg | Retrospective | 2009–2015 | 25,874 | Time-of-day Hospital time |
Alore 2018 | USA | J Surg Res | Retrospective | 2012–2015 | 112,122 | Hospital time |
Andert 2017 | Germany | Langenbecks | Retrospective | 2003–2014 | 2,136 | Hospital time |
Fair 2015 | USA | AM J Surg | Retrospective | 2007–2012 | 69,926 | Hospital time |
Canal 2020 | Switzerland | Int J Surg | Retrospective | 2010–2017 | 9,224 | Time-of-day Hospital time |
Saar 2016 | Estonia | World J Surg | Prospective | 2013–2014 | 266 | Total time |
Jiang 2021 | China | Asian J Endosc Surg | Prospective | 2017–2019 | 255 | Total time |
Almström 2017 | Sweden | Ann Surg | Retrospective | 2006–2013 | 2,756 | Time-of-day Hospital time |
Ashkenazi 2022 | Israel | Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg | Retrospective | 2006–2016 | 2,749 | Patient time Hospital time |