The volume threshold of 300 versus 100 ml/day for chest tube removal after pulmonary lobectomy: a meta-analysis

In this meta-analysis, we conducted a pooled analysis of clinical studies comparing the efficacy of a volume threshold of 300 ml/day before removing a chest tube (CT) versus 100 ml/day after a lobectomy. According to the recommendations of the Cochrane Collaboration, we established a rigorous study...

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Published in:Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 2018-11, Vol.27 (5), p.695-702
Main Authors: Zhang, Tian-Xiang, Zhang, Ye, Liu, Zhi-Dong, Zhou, Shi-Jie, Xu, Shao-Fa
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Language:English
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Summary:In this meta-analysis, we conducted a pooled analysis of clinical studies comparing the efficacy of a volume threshold of 300 ml/day before removing a chest tube (CT) versus 100 ml/day after a lobectomy. According to the recommendations of the Cochrane Collaboration, we established a rigorous study protocol. We performed a systematic electronic search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science databases, CNKI, the Wanfang database, CBMdisc and Google Scholar to identify articles to include in our meta-analysis. A literature search was performed using relevant keywords. A meta-analysis was performed using RevMan© software. Five studies, published between 2014 and 2015, including 615 patients (314 patients who had the CT removed when daily drainage was
ISSN:1569-9293
1569-9285
DOI:10.1093/icvts/ivy150