Table 6 Comparison between patient-related outcomes produced by RME versus SME in included studies in the systematic review
Study | RME | SME | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Events/mean | Total/SD | Events/mean | Total/SD |
Ugolini et al. [24] sample size: 101 patients (48 in RME group; 53 in SME group) | ||||
1. Pain presence in the first week | 43 (Events) | 48 (Total) | 13 (Events) | 53 (Total) |
2. Pain (VAS scale) 1Â week | 1.6 (Mean) | 1 (SD) | 0.8 (Mean) | 0.7 (SD) |
3. Presence of difficulty in speaking in 1Â week | 42 (Events) | 48 (Total) | 49 (Events) | 53 (Total) |
4. Presence of difficulty in swallowing in 1Â week | 38 (Events) | 48 (Total) | 45 (Events) | 53 (Total) |
5. Hypersalivation | 39 (Events) | 48 (Total) | 42 (Events) | 53 (Total) |
Nieri et al. [35] sample size: 56 patients (28 in RME group; 28 in SME group) | ||||
1. Pain presence in 1Â week | 23 (Events) | 28 (Total) | 20 (Events) | 28 (Total) |
2. Pain (VAS scale) in 1Â week | 3.7 (Mean) | 2.6 (SD) | 2.2 (Mean) | 2.3 (SD) |
3. Pain (VAS scale) in 2Â week | 1.7 (Mean) | 1.7 (SD) | 1.0 (Mean) | 1.9 (SD) |
4. Pain (VAS scale) in 3Â week | 0.5 (Mean) | 1.0 (SD) | 0.3 (Mean) | 0.7 (SD) |
5. Pain (VAS scale) in 4Â week | 0.4 (Mean) | 1.2 (SD) | 0.1 (Mean) | 0.4 (SD) |
6. Presence of difficulty in speaking in 1Â week | 23 (Events) | 28 (Total) | 24 (Events) | 28 (Total) |
7. Difficulty in hygiene in 1Â week | 3.0 (Mean) | 2.8 (SD) | 2.7 (Mean) | 2.7 (SD) |
8. Patients’ satisfaction | 8.8 (Mean) | 1.6 (SD) | 8.8 (Mean) | 1.9 (SD) |
9. Parent’s satisfaction | 9.2 (Mean) | 1.2 (SD) | 9.1 (Mean) | 1.3 (SD) |