“…A total of 27 studies (n ¼ 119,695 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. [2][3][4][5][6][8][9][10][11][12][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Their characteristics are summarized in Table 1. The years of publication ranged from 1976 to 2018.…”
Section: Characteristics Of Included Studies and Quality Assessmentmentioning
“…A total of 27 studies (n ¼ 119,695 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. [2][3][4][5][6][8][9][10][11][12][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] Their characteristics are summarized in Table 1. The years of publication ranged from 1976 to 2018.…”
Section: Characteristics Of Included Studies and Quality Assessmentmentioning
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