Postoperative Pulmonary Function in Open versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta-Analysis of the Tiffenau Index | Zendy

Gianfranco Damiani | Zendy; Luigi Pinnarelli | Zendy; Annalisa Sammarco | Zendy; Lorenzo Sommella | Zendy; Marsilio Francucci | Zendy; Walter Ricciardi | Zendy

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Postoperative Pulmonary Function in Open versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Meta-Analysis of the Tiffenau Index

Author(s) -

Gianfranco Damiani,

Luigi Pinnarelli,

Annalisa Sammarco,

Lorenzo Sommella,

Marsilio Francucci,

Walter Ricciardi

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

digestive surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1421-9983

pISSN - 0253-4886

DOI - 10.1159/000114193

Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , cholecystectomy , open cholecystectomy , cochrane library , laparoscopic cholecystectomy , pulmonary function testing , surgery

Available scientific literature about open cholecystectomy (OC) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) does not show univocal results in terms of postoperative pulmonary function. A meta-analysis was carried out to evaluate the postoperative pulmonary function after OC and LC focusing on the Tiffenau index.

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