A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence of complications after tracheal stenting in dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stenting has become popular to treat tracheal collapse in dogs, but complications might arise and negatively affect treatment outcome.

Objectives

Determine the overall prevalence of complications of tracheal stenting in dogs.

Methods

A bibliographic search was performed of publications from 2000 to 2020. Studies were assessed for quality of evidence and measured prevalence of the 8 most commonly reported complications after tracheal stenting in dogs (stent fracture, stent migration, relapsing collapse, granuloma formation, tracheobronchial infections, and early, late, and clinically relevant late cough). Random effects meta-analyses were used to estimate pooled complications prevalence.

Results

Fifteen studies met inclusion criteria. Cough (early: 99

SUBMITTER: Robin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256162 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature