Proximal Femoral Nail versus Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation for Trochanteric Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 3

Intraoperative outcomes of the two groups.

Studies	Operation time (min)		Blood loss (mL)		Blood transfusion (mL)^a
	PFN	DHS	PFN	DHS	PFN	DHS
Saudan et al. [23]	64±33	65±26	NA	NA	584±720	692±704
Pan et al. [24]	59.16±16.92	87.35±21.29	273.33±120.8	480.88±177.90	466.6±137.19	833±300
Pajarinen et al. [18]	55 (35–200)	45 (20–105)	320±310	357±495	1040±960	1040±800
Giraud et al. [25]	35	42	410	325	NA	NA
Papasimos et al. [26]	71.2 (60–240)	59.2 (40–100)	265	282.4	NA	NA
Liu et al. [27]	46.5±20.5	53.4±8.3	136	152	NA	NA
Huang et al. [17]	50.5±20.2	52.4±18.3	202.5	225	200	200
Parker et al. [28]	49±12.7	46±12.3	NA	NA	140±220	128±190

^aBlood transfusion (mL) had a unit conversion from original articles; NA: not available.