Impact of interstitial lung disease on mortality in ANCA-associated vasculitis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Several retrospectivee described the association of interstitial lung disease (ILD) and ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, the relationship between the ILD and mortality in AAV patients have not been established so far. This study aims to estimate the relevance of AAV-associated-ILD (AAV-ILD) and mortality risk by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis.A comprehensive systematic review was conducted in accordance with the guidelines of PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses). PubMed, Embase.com and the Cochrane Library (Wiley) were searched for original observational studies. Summary estimates were derived with a random-effects model and reported as risk ratio (RR), tested for publication bias and heterogeneity. Ten retrospective cohort

SUBMITTER: Zhou P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7897823 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature