Bronchial artery revascularization in lung transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchial artery revascularization (BAR) during lung transplantation has been hypothesized to improve early tracheal healing and delay the onset of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). We aimed to assess the outcomes of BAR after lung transplantation.

Methods

Electronic search in Ovid Medline, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (CCTR) databases was performed to identify all relevant studies published about lung transplantation with BAR. Studies discussing lung transplantation utilizing BAR were included while those without outcome data such as BOS and survival were excluded. Cohort-level data were extracted and pooled for analysis. A binary outcome meta-analysis of proportions with

SUBMITTER: Ahmad D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562503 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature