The Comparison between Robotic and Manual Ablations in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Wenli Zhang, Nan Jia, Jinzi Su, Jinxiu Lin, Feng Peng and Wenquan Niu

PLOS ONE, 2014, vol. 9, issue 5, 1-7

Abstract: Objective: To examine in what aspects and to what extent robotic ablation is superior over manual ablation, we sought to design a meta-analysis to compare clinical outcomes between the two ablations in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Methods and Results: A literature search was conducted of PubMed and EMBASE databases before December 1, 2013. Data were extracted independently and in duplicate from 8 clinical articles and 792 patients. Effect estimates were expressed as weighted mean difference (WMD) or odds ratio (OR) and the accompanied 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Pooling the results of all qualified trials found significant reductions in fluoroscopic time (minutes) (WMD; 95% CI; P: -8.9; -12.54 to -5.26;

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096331

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