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Table 2 Subgroup Analysis of Efficacy and Safety Outcomes

From: Hydrogel coils versus bare platinum coils for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

 

Efficacy outcomes

Complete occlusion

Recurrence in DSA

Excellent functional outcome

Good functional outcome

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

1. Hydrogel coil

 Second generation

1.26 (1.07, 1.48)

0.005

1.09 (0.98, 1.23)

0.119

0.97 (0.90, 1.05)

0.498

0.97 (0.92, 1.03)

0.358

 First generation

1.07 (0.90, 1.25)

0.450

1.04 (0.95, 1.13)

0.390

0.97 (0.88, 1.06)

0.482

0.97 (0.93, 1.00)

0.074

2. Ruptured ratio (%)

N > 30

1.21 (1.07, 1.38)

0.002

1.08 (0.99, 1.18)

0.077

1.00 (0.88, 1.12)

0.964

0.97 (0.92, 1.02)

0.187

N < 30

0.99 (0.82, 1.20)

0.938

1.02 (0.92, 1.18)

0.684

0.95 (0.88, 1.01)

0.116

0.97 (0.93, 1.01)

0.133

 

Safety outcomes

Mid-term residual neck

Retreatment

Stroke

Morbidity

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

RR (95% CI)

P value

3. Hydrogel coil

 Second generation

0.54 (0.34, 0.86)

0.010

0.50 (0.20, 1.21)

0.122

1.39 (0.45, 4.31)

0.570

2.31 (0.61, 8.84)

0.220

 First generation

0.88 (0.56, 1.39)

0.576

1.08 (0.68, 1.69)

0.752

0.79 (0.34, 1.87)

0.594

1.03 (0.66, 1.60)

0.899

4. Ruptured ratio (%)

N > 30

0.67 (0.43, 1.03)

0.070

0.64 (0.33, 1.24)

0.186

1.39 (0.45, 4.31)

0.570

1.28 (0.79, 2.07)

0.317

N < 30

1.15 (0.33, 4.02)

0.827

1.13 (0.68, 1.88)

0.629

0.79 (0.34, 1.87)

0.594

0.73 (0.31, 1.69)

0.461