Oxygen therapy in patients with retinal artery occlusion: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oxygen therapy has been widely used for RAO (retinal artery occlusion) patients; however, inconsistent results have been reported.

Methods

PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, Medline (OvidSP), Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang Database were examined. The primary endpoint was visual acuity (VA), and RevMan software 5.3 was used to statistically analyze the outcomes.

Results

Seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) met the inclusion criteria. Patients who received oxygen therapy exhibited probability of visual improvement about 5.61 times compared with the control group who did not receive oxygen therapy (OR = 5.61; 95% CI, 3.60-8.73; p < 0.01). No statistically significant difference was observed between oxygen inhalation met

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6114710 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature