Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Approaches for Lung Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The magnitude of association and quality of evidence comparing surgical approaches for lung cancer resection has not been analyzed. This has resulted in conflicting information regarding the relative superiority of the different approaches and disparate opinions on the optimal surgical treatment. We reviewed and systematically analyzed all published data comparing near- (30-d) and long-term mortality for minimally invasive to open surgical approaches for lung cancer.

Methods

Comprehensive search of EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Library, from January 2009 to August 2019, was performed to identify the studies and those that passed bias assessment were included in the analysis utilizing propensity score matching techniques. Meta-analysis was performed using rando

SUBMITTER: Manerikar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8169528 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature