Open AccessManual aspiration versus chest tube drainage in primary spontaneous pneumothorax without underlying lung diseases: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Author(s) -
Pengzhi Zhu,
Honggang Xia,
Zhongyi Sun,
Deqing Zhu,
Limin Deng,
Yongmin Zhang,
Haiquan Zhang,
Dongbin Wang
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivy342
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , confidence interval , pneumothorax , subgroup analysis , ctd , surgery , chest tube , cochrane library , oceanography , geology
Although primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is an extremely frequent pathology, there is still no clear consensus on the treatment for these patients. We performed a strict meta-analysis on the effectiveness of manual aspiration (MA) compared to chest tube drainage (CTD) for the treatment of PSP.
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