Outcome measures
| Authors | Study | Procedure completed | Intra-operative complications | Procedure duration (min(range)) | Specimen size (cm (range)) | Survival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schurr et al. | A&S | 20/20(100%) | 5/10(50%) & 0/10(0%) | - | Over 3 cm* | |
| A | 20/20(100%) | 3/10(30%) & 0/10(0%) | - | - | ||
| Rajan et al. | S | 8/8(100%) | 4/8(50%) | 30.2 | 3.6(1.5–5.2) | 8/8(100%) |
| Raju et al. | S | 19/20(95%) | 0/19(0%) | 50(24.5– 67) | 1.7(1–2.5) | 19/20(95%) |
| Von Renteln et al. | A | 9/20(45%) & 8/8(100%) | 6/9(67%) & 2/8(25%) | 14.8(7–36) & 31.5(21–42) | 3.3(2.4–5.5) | |
| Rieder et al. | A | 2/2(100%) | 0/2(0%) | 33 +/- 4 | 2.2+/-0.1 | |
| Von Renteln et al. | S | 8/8(88%) | 2/8(25%) | 3(2–12) | 7.6cm2(5.4–11 cm2) | 7/8(88%) |
| Kennedy et al. | A&S | 3/3(100%) & 4/4(100%) | 0/3(0%) & 0/4(0%) | 233(201–245)** | 2.5(2–3) & 3.5(3.5–4) | 4/4(100%) |
| Total | 101/113(89%) | 22/101(22%) | 48/50(96%) | |||
↵Abbreviations: A = acute study, S = survival study; *Reported for 5 animals only, ** Reported for survival group only