Complications of a lung biopsy for severe respiratory failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the complications of lung biopsy in patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Methods

We searched the MEDLINE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The primary outcomes were biopsy-related death, respiratory failure, cardiac complications, bleeding, and other major complications. We used the McMaster Quality Assessment Scale of Harms (McHarm) to evaluate the risk of bias. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled frequencies.

Results

Thirteen studies (consisting of 574 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. Furthermore, most of the included studies had a high or unclear risk of bias in half of the items in

SUBMITTER: Sugimoto H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9501621 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature