Transcatheter arterial embolization versus surgery for refractory non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis

Table 2 Summary of included studies

First author, year of publication	Country	Time frame	Etiology of NVUGIB	No. of patients			Study design
First author, year of publication	Country	Time frame	Etiology of NVUGIB	TAE	Surgery	Total	Study design
Ripoll 2004	Spain	1986–2001	Gastric–duodenal ulcers	31	39	70	Single center, retrospective
Eriksson 2008	Sweden (Uppsala)	1998–2005	Various etiologies	40	51	91	Single center, retrospective
Langner 2008	Germany	2001–2006	Various etiologies	11	17	28	Single center, retrospective
Larssen 2008	Norway	2000–2005	Various etiologies	46	51	97	Single center, retrospective
Defreyene 2008	Belgium	1993–2003	Various etiologies	36	10	46	Single center, retrospective
Venclauskas 2010	Lithuania, Sweden	2000–2007	Duodenal ulcers	24	50	74	Double center, retrospective
Wong 2011	Hong Kong	2000–2009	Gastric–duodenal ulcers	32	56	88	Single center, retrospective
Ang 2012	Singapore	2004–2010	Various etiologies	30	63	93	Single center, retrospective
Jairath 2012	UK	2007	Various etiologies	60	97	157	Multicenter, prospective
Jailani 2014	Malaysia	2006–2012	Various etiologies	24	21	45	Single center, retrospective
Laursen 2015	Denmark	1997–2013	Gastric–duodenal ulcers	45	73	118	Single center, retrospective
Griffiths 2016	Australia	2004–2012	Various etiologies	24	79	103	Double center, retrospective
Nykänen 2017	Finland	2000–2015	Gastric–duodenal ulcers	24	43	67	Single center, retrospective

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