Long-term efficacy and safety of the Dumon stent for benign tracheal stenosis: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The short-term efficacy of Dumon stent has been well demonstrated. Across years, however, due to insufficient sample size and absent of the randomized controlled trial, no reliable conclusion could be reach for Dumon stent's long-term efficacy. So, we conducted the first meta-analysis to evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of the Dumon stent for benign tracheal stenosis.

Methods

Data on related trials were obtained by doing a literature search in PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. Random-effect and fixed-effect models were used to calculate the efficacy and incidence of complication of Dumon stent placement.

Results

A total of 395 patients from 8 studies were included in this study, revealing that the stability rate was 41.12% (95% CI, 34.8

SUBMITTER: Chen DF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7867818 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature