Table 4 Rate and type of complications reported in the individual studies
First author, year | Number of patients | Complications rate % | Complications (number of patients) |
|---|---|---|---|
Aina et al., 2001 (2001) | 29 | 0% | - |
Arrayeh et al., 2012 (2012) | 56 | 2% | Bleeding access site (1) |
Defreyne et al., 2001 (2001) | 6 | 0% | No complication reported |
Dempsey et al., 1990 (1990) | 39 | 0% | No complication reported |
Dixon et al., 2013 (2013) | 20 | 0% | No complication reported |
Encarnacion et al., 1992 (1992) | 29 | 14% | Minor complication required no treatment |
Heianna et al., 2014 (2014) | 6 | 67% | Minor intestinal ischemia (4) |
Holme et al., 2005 (2006) | 28 | 0% | No complication reported |
Ichiro et al., 2011 (2011) | 36 | 0% | No complication reported |
Kaminskis et al., 2019 (2019) | 52 | 0% | No complication reported |
Katano et al., 2012 (2012) | 2 | 0% | No complication reported |
Kim et al., 2009 (2009) | 75 | 0% | No complication reported |
Lang et al., 1992 (1992) | 7 | 0% | No complication reported |
Lau et al., 2019 (2019) | 10 | 0% | No complication reported |
Laursen et al., 2014 (2014) | 49 | 0% | No complication reported |
Lee et al., 2012 (2012) | 25 | 28% | Duodenal necrosis (1), gastresophageal junction perforation (1), large bowel ischemia (1), massive hematemesis following heparin challenge (1), access site haematoma (3) |
Ljungdahl et al., 2002 (2002) | 18 | 0% | No complication reported |
Mille et al., 2015 (2015) | 75 | 4% | The major complication rate was 4%. |
Morris et al., 1986 (1986) | 9 | 11% | Gastric artery dissection (1) |
Muhammad et al., 2019 (2019) | 32 | 12% | Coil migration (3 patients), access site hematoma (1 patient) |
Padia et al., 2009 (2009) | 72 | 1% | 3 coils misplaced and 1 groin hematoma |
Peynircioglu et al., 2011 (2011) | 42 | 0% | No complication reported |
Poultisides et al., 2008 (2008) | 22 | 0% | No complication reported |
Schenker et al., 2001 (2001) | 103 | 13% | Major complication in 3%, minor complication in 10,4% |
Shi et al., 2017 (2017) | 5 | 0% | No severe complication reported |
Sildiroglu et al., 2014 (2014) | 18 | 22% | 3 coils displacement, 1 haematoma at access site |
Song et al., 2011 (2011) | 6 | 0% | No complication reported |
Spiliopoulos et al., 2018 (2018) | 10 | 5% | The rate of major complications was 4.5% |
Tandberg et al., 2012 (2012) | 25 | 0% | No complication reported |
Toyoda et al., 1995 (1995) | 6 | 0% | No complication reported |
Yap et al., 2013 (2013) | 38 | 16% | Coils migration in hepatic artery (3), splenic artery (2), hepatic infarction (1) |
Yata et al., 2013 (2013) | 7 | 86% | Postembolization gastric ulcer |