Author (year)/type | Study location | Subject | Type of cryoablation | Control group | Decreased hospital LOS | Improved pain score | Decreased narcotic use | Increased operative time | Increased complication rate | Grade |
Conacher (1986)22/Descriptive | New Castle, UK | 14 | Percutaneous | None | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | Very low |
Moore et al (2010)23 /Descriptive | Stony Brook, New York | 18 | CT guided | Preprocedure self | n/a | + | n/a | n/a | n/a | Very low |
Yasin et al (2020)24/Descriptive | Columbia, Missouri | 13 | CT guided | Preprocedure self | n/a | + | n/a | n/a | n/a | Very low |
LOS, length of stay; n/a, not applicable.