ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2019
Treating empyema thoracis using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and open decortication procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by meta-mums tool.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A meta-analysis of systematic reviews and meta-analyses to evaluate the psychological consequences of COVID-19.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative Global Epidemiological Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV Diseases Using Meta-MUMS Tool Through Incidence, Mortality, and Recovery Rates.Archives of medical research · 2020Pooled it
- Comparing the efficacy of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) vs intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy in children with pleural empyema.Pediatric surgery international · 2025Trial
- Minimally invasive intrathoracic negative-pressure therapy and flexible thoracoscopy (FlexVATS) for patients with pleural empyema.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Local management of pleural infection: a narrative review.European journal of medical research · 2026Review
- Case Report: Occult splenic rupture during left-sided VATS decortication: diagnostic role of early perioperative FAST.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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- Uniportal versus triportal video-assisted thoracic surgery in the treatment of tuberculous empyema.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
- Which Surgery for Stage II-III Empyema Patients? Observational Single-Center Cohort Study of 719 Consecutive Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Assessment of Intraoperative Microbiological Culture in Patients with Empyema: Comparison with Preoperative Microbiological Culture.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2021Article
- Serum vitamin D deficiency and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionThe optimal treatment of empyema thoracis is still debatable between academics and surgeons. This study reviews advantages and disadvantages of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and open thoracotomy decortication (OTD) considering outcomes of empyema thoracis. MATERIALS AND
methodsA descriptive Boolean query was used for searching three databases to extract the published studies up to 27 March 2017. The outcomes of VATS and OTD were extracted and assessed by random-effects model of meta-analysis. The Egger's test and trim-and-fill method were used for analyzing publication bias, and, meta-regression and subgroup analyses were done for determining heterogeneity.
resultsA total of 2219 patients, from 13 studies, meeting the inclusion criteria were selected and subjected to further analyses. Of 2219 patients, 1120 were treated by VATS and the remaining were subjected to OTD. During VATS, 252 patients were converted to OTD. Forest plots showed that VATS was far superior in terms of incidence of duration of hospital stay and operative time (SMDs = 1.189, 1.565;
conclusionsThe results of the current research suggest no trends of superior outcomes with VATS in the treatment of empyema thoracis. Hence, VATS and OTD could be recommended as treatments for empyema thoracis.
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