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TABLE 1
(Cont.) Description of characteristics of the selected studies.
Study
Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Follow-up time
Xue B 2013
BPH, IPSS > 15; treatment failure;
Qmax < 15 mL/s; prostatic volume
< 100 mL N: 200
PVP (HPS with 80-W KTP laser)
N: 100
Transurethral resection of the
prostate (conventional TURP)
N: 100
Length of catheterization; length of
hospitalization and peri- and
postoperative complications; IPSS; QoL;
Qmax; PVRV; prostatic volume
1, 3, 6, 12, 24
and 36 months
Jovanovi
ć
M 2014 Moderate or severe lower urinary tract
symptoms (International Prostate
Symptom Score IPSS > 16), treatment
failure, maximum flow rate (Qmax) <
15 mL/s, PVRV > 100 mL, prostatic
volume < 100 mL N: 62
PVP (HPS 180-W laser)
N: 31
Transurethral resection of the
prostate (conventional TURP)
N: 31
Surgical time; hemoglobin and
transfusion. Length of catheterization
and length of hospitalization; peri- and
postoperative complications; IPSS; QoL;
Qmax; PVRV; prostatic volume
1, 3, 6 and
12 months
Telli O 2015
Symptoms of obstruction due to BPH;
64 years; IPSS > 7; Qmax < 15 mL/s;
prostatic volume < 80 mL; PVRV > 150
mL. N: 124
PVP with
120-W laser
N: 60
Transurethral resection of the
prostate (conventional TURP)
N: 64
IPSS; length of hospitalization; Qmax;
PVRV; complications; sexual symptoms;
re-intervention; transfusion
6, 12 and
24 months
Thomas JA 2016 Lower urinary tract symptoms due to
BPH with an obstruction; 40 to 80
years; IPSS ≥ 12; Qmax < 15 mL/s;
prostatic volume ≤ 100 mL
N: 281
180-W XPS laser vaporization
N: 139
Transurethral resection of the
prostate (conventional TURP)
N: 142
QoL; IPSS; urinary flow (mL/s); PVRV;
prostatic volume; re-treatment;
complication-free
6, 12 and
24 months