Strabismus surgery outcomes in pediatric patients with developmental delay: a meta-analysi

A meta-analysis of 31 articles and 3,687 subjects evaluating strabismus surgery outcomes in children with developmental delays. The dataset was created by Edward Tran and includes results from studies published before May 28, 2023. It compares surgical outcomes, including correction rates and repeat surgery incidence, between developmentally delayed children and a control group.

Use Cases

• Compare surgical dose-response between patient groups based on the reported standardized mean differences.
• Analyze rates of undercorrection and overcorrection post-surgery based on the median rates provided in the description.
• Model the likelihood of requiring repeat surgeries based on the reported incidence rates for one, two, or three operations.
• Evaluate the improvement in angle of deviation after surgery using the reported effect sizes and confidence intervals.

Strengths

• Includes data from 31 articles and 3,687 total subjects, providing a substantial evidence base.
• Reports specific statistical measures, including standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals for key outcomes.
• Provides concrete median rates for undercorrection (20.4%), overcorrection (12%), and incidence of repeat surgeries (71.45%, 23.9%, 7.15%).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for direct data analysis.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small (561.2 KB), indicating limited scope, likely containing summary statistics rather than raw patient-level data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of studies extracted from MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane, PsychINFO, and gray literature.

Time Range

Studies published before 28 May 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 09:35:41; freshness should be verified.