Medical thoracoscopy treatment for pleural infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema represent advanced stages of pleural infections and are characterized by a high mortality. Medical thoracoscopy is a safe and minimally invasive endoscopic technique prescribed to treat severe pleural infections. However, only a few studies evaluated its success rate. A systematic review of observational studies was performed to assess the efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in patients with complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema, as well as its predictive factors.

Methods

A search of the scientific evidence was carried out using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. Articles describing observational studies on medical thoracoscopy in patients with parapneumonic effusions and empye

SUBMITTER: Mondoni M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8056545 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature