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ABSTRACT: Background
To compare the effects of endovascular coiling and neurosurgical clipping in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm.Methods
Sixteen electronic databases were searched for articles published between 1950 and July 2010 to compare clinical outcomes of clipping and coiling. Researchers reviewed all searched articles and extracted data independently. The quality of studies and evidence were evaluated using MINORS and GRADEprofiler, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) was calculated using the inverse variance meta-analysis method for each study outcome. To assess heterogeneity of ORs across cohorts, Cochran's Q statistic and I² were used.Results
Of 4160 studies, 24 were identified (n = 31865). Clipping resulted in significantly higher disability using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (OR, 2.38; 95% CI, 1.33-4.26) and Modified Rankin Scale (OR, 2.83; 95% CI, 1.42-5.63) when compared with coiling. ORs for complications were also higher with clipping (ORs for neurological and cardiac complications were 1.94 with a 95% confidence interval [CI] of 1.09-3.47 and 2.51 with a 95% CI of 1.15-5.50). Clipping resulted in significantly greater disability in the short term (?6 m)(OR on the Glasgow Outcome Scale, 2.72; 95% CI, 1.16-6.34), but not in the long term (>6 m)(OR for Glasgow Outcome Scale, 2.12; 95% CI, 0.93-4.84).Conclusions
Coiling was a better procedure for treatment of unruptured intracranial aneurysm in terms of disability, complications, especially in the short term. Because of the limitations of the reviewed studies, further studies are required to support the present results.
SUBMITTER: Hwang JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3519507 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hwang Jin Seub JS Hyun Min Kyung MK Lee Hyun Joo HJ Choi Ji Eun JE Kim Jong Hee JH Lee Na Rae NR Kwon Jin-Won JW Lee EnJu E
BMC neurology 20120922
<h4>Background</h4>To compare the effects of endovascular coiling and neurosurgical clipping in patients with unruptured intracranial aneurysm.<h4>Methods</h4>Sixteen electronic databases were searched for articles published between 1950 and July 2010 to compare clinical outcomes of clipping and coiling. Researchers reviewed all searched articles and extracted data independently. The quality of studies and evidence were evaluated using MINORS and GRADEprofiler, respectively. The odds ratio (OR) ...[more]