Clinical characteristics and outcomes of lung cancer patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is spreading rapidly worldwide, and the population is generally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, especially those with cancer. Hence, our study aims to design a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinical characteristics and prognoses of lung cancer patients with COVID-19.

Methods

The protocol is prepared following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The literature will be searched in Embase, Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, LitCovid, and CNKI for potentially eligible articles. The quality of the articles will be used in the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale (NOS) and Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions. Statistical analysis will be performed through RevMan

SUBMITTER: Wu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9432718 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature