Review Article
Harmonic Scalpel Compared to Conventional Hemostasis in Thyroid Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
| | Author | Randomization | Concealed | Patients | Outcome assessors | Intention- to-treat | Patients LTFU? | | Done Adequate | allocation | blinded | blinded | Analysis | |
| | Hallgrimsson | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | Yes | UC | | Lombardi | Yes | UC | UC | Yes | UC | UC | UC | | Yildirim | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | | Kilic | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | | Miccoli | Yes | UC | UC | Yes | UC | UC | UC | | Frazzetta | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | | Cordon | Yes | Yes | UC | UC | Yes | UC | UC | | Ortega | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC | | Defechereux | Yes | Yes | UC | UC | UC | UC | UC |
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UC: unclear; LTFU: loss to follow-up.
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