Table 3 Characteristics of included studies
From: D-dimer in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study | Year | Country | Study design | No. of patientsa | Mean age | Mal/female | Site of arthroplasty | Exclusion criteria | Reference standard | Cut-off | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shahi et al. [20] | 2017 | USA | Prospective | 57/245b | 61.5 | 129/116 | Knee (98) and hip (97) | A | MSIS | 850 ng/ml | Serum |
Fu et al. [22] | 2019 | China | Prospective | 15/45 | 65.8 | 12/33 | Knee (40) and hip (5) | B | MSIS | 850 ng/ml | Plasma |
Li et al. [19] | 2019 | China | Retrospective | 95/565 | 61.7 | 248/317 | Knee (153) and hip (412) | A | ICM | 1250 ng/ml | Plasma |
Xu et al. [18] | 2019 | China | Retrospective | 129/318 | NA | NA | Knee (63) and hip (23) | A | MSIS | 1020 ng/ml | Plasma |
Huang et al. [21] | 2019 | China | Retrospective | 31/101 | 66.4 | NA | Hip (101) | B | MSIS | 850 ng/ml | Serum |
Qin et al. [16] | 2020 | China | Prospective | 55/122 | 65.2 | 53/69 | Knee (44) and hip (78) | B | MSIS | 1170 ng/ml | Serum |
Xiong et al. [17] | 2019 | China | Prospective | 26/80 | 62.3 | 32/48 | Knee (47) and hip (33) | B | MSIS | 760 ng/ml | Serum |
Pannu et al. [23] | 2020 | USA | Retrospective | 49/111 | 68.9 | 49/111 | Knee (69) and hip (42) | A | ICM | 850 ng/ml | serum |