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ABSTRACT: Objective
The chest tube drainage system (CTDS) of choice for the pleural cavity after pulmonary resection remains controversial. This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to assess the length of hospital stay, chest tube placement duration, and prolonged air leak among different types of CTDS.Methods
This systemic review and NMA included 21 randomized controlled trials (3399 patients) in PubMed and Embase until 1 June 2021. We performed a frequentist random effect in our NMA, and a P-score was adopted to determine the best treatment. We assessed the clinical efficacy of different CTDSs (digital/suction/non-suction) using the length of hospital stay, chest tube placement duration, and presence of prolonged air leak.Results
Based on the NMA, digital CTDS was the most beneficial intervention for the length of hospital stay, being 1.4 days less than that of suction CTDS (mean difference (MD): -1.40; 95% confidence interval (CI): -2.20 to -0.60). Digital CTDS also had significantly reduced chest tube placement duration, being 0.68 days less than that of suction CTDSs (MD: -0.68; 95% CI: -1.32 to -0.04). Neither digital nor non-suction CTDS significantly reduced the risk of prolonged air leak.Conclusions
Digital CTDS is associated with better outcomes than suction and non-suction CTDS for patients undergoing pulmonary resections, specifically 0.68 days shorter chest tube duration and 1.4 days shorter hospital stay than suction CTDS.
SUBMITTER: Chang PC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9029690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chang Po-Chih PC Chen Kai-Hua KH Jhou Hong-Jie HJ Lee Cho-Hao CH Chou Shah-Hwa SH Chen Po-Huang PH Chang Ting-Wei TW
Journal of personalized medicine 20220322 4
<h4>Objective</h4>The chest tube drainage system (CTDS) of choice for the pleural cavity after pulmonary resection remains controversial. This systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to assess the length of hospital stay, chest tube placement duration, and prolonged air leak among different types of CTDS.<h4>Methods</h4>This systemic review and NMA included 21 randomized controlled trials (3399 patients) in PubMed and Embase until 1 June 2021. We performed a frequentist random ef ...[more]