Arterial duct stent versus surgical shunt for patients with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Both systemic-pulmonary shunt and arterial duct stent could be the palliation of duct-dependent pulmonary circulation. We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of the two approaches.

Methods

The PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases were searched through December 2019 for studies comparing stent implantation and surgical shunt in duct-dependent pulmonary circulation. The baseline characteristics included ventricle physiology and cardiac anomaly. The main outcomes were hospital stay and total mortality. Additional outcomes included procedural complications, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, pulmonary artery growth at follow-up, and other indexes. A random- or fixed-effects model was used to summarize the estimates of the mean difference (MD)/risk ratio (R

SUBMITTER: Li D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789398 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature