Research Article

Incidence and Factors Associated with Postoperative Delayed Hyponatremia after Transsphenoidal Pituitary Surgery: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Table 4

A sensitivity analysis.

Statistics with indicated study removed
Study nameEvent rateLower limitUpper limit

Delayed hyponatremia
Rajaratnam (2020)0.1010.0710.142
Schur (2020)0.1070.0750.150
Patel (2019)0.1030.0720.147
Younus (2019)0.1100.0780.154
Yoon (2019)0.1020.0710.144
Tomita (2019)0.1020.0710.143
Agam (2018)0.1090.0770.152
Bohl (2018)0.1030.0720.146
Burke (2018)0.1080.0760.152
Deaver (2018)0.1040.0720.147
Hollon (2018)0.1060.0740.150
Krogh (2018)0.1110.0780.154
Bohl (2016)0.1080.0760.152
Barber (2014)0.1050.0730.149
Yamada (2014)0.1050.0740.148
Hussain (2013)0.1030.0720.147
Mamelak (2013)0.1040.0720.148
Chen (2011)0.1020.0710.144
Kinoshita (2011)0.1000.0700.141
Zada (2010)0.1100.0780.154
Lee (2008)0.1030.0720.145
Zada (2007)0.1010.0710.141
Sata (2006)0.1020.0710.144
Hensen (1999)0.1110.0800.153
Kelly (1995)0.1060.0740.149
Taylor (1995)0.1120.0810.152
Sane (1994)0.1000.0700.140

Symptomatic delayed hyponatremia
Rajaratnam (2020)0.0500.0350.070
Patel (2019)0.0470.0350.062
Younus (2019)0.0520.0370.072
Yoon (2019)0.0520.0370.072
Agam (2018)0.0500.0350.072
Bohl (2018)0.0490.0350.069
Burke (2018)0.0520.0370.073
Deaver (2018)0.0500.0360.071
Krogh (2018)0.0500.0360.071
Bohl (2016)0.0500.0350.070
Hussain (2013)0.0490.0350.069
Mamelak (2013)0.0510.0370.072
Kinoshita (2011)0.0480.0340.067
Lee (2008)0.0490.0350.069
Zada (2007)0.0490.0340.069
Sata (2006)0.0510.0360.071
Hensen (1999)0.0530.0380.073
Kelly (1995)0.0490.0350.069
Taylor (1995)0.0520.0380.072
Sane (1994)0.0460.0340.063

Cause for unplanned readmission within 30-day
Patel (2019)0.4110.2560.585
Younus (2019)0.4150.2570.593
Deaver (2018)0.4290.2610.616
Krogh (2018)0.4910.3400.644
Bohl (2016)0.4220.2580.606
Mamelak (2013)0.4950.3440.646