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Standard median sternotomy, right minithoracotomy, totally thoracoscopic surgery, percutaneous closure, and transthoracic closure for atrial septal defects in children: A protocol for a network meta-analysis.
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- Evaluating the efficacy of right vertical infra-axillary thoracotomy vs. standard median sternotomy for atrial septal defect repairs: A single center analysis from Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects via the right internal jugular vein.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2024Article
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Simple Congenital Heart Defects: Preserving Aesthetics without Jeopardizing Patient Safety.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
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- Different interventions for the treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in children: a protocol for a network meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2023Article
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair in Adolescent and Adult Patients, a Cross Sectional Study at Jordan University Hospital, a Tertiary Hospital in a Developing Country.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms ofOpen life sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAtrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases, with an average of 1.64 per 1000 newborns with the ASD. Empirical studies suggest that surgery should be performed early in the presence of right atrium and or right ventricular enlargement, even for asymptomatic patients. Many surgical procedures can be used to treat ASD. But which method is the best choice remains unclear. This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of standard median sternotomy, right minithoracotomy, totally thoracoscopic surgery, percutaneous closure, transcutaneous by echocardiography, and transcutaneous by radiotherapy for ASDs in children using Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA).
methodsWe will perform a comprehensive literature search using PubMed, EMBASE.com, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database to identify relevant studies from inception to April 2019. Randomized controlled trials, prospective or retrospective cohort studies that reported the efficacy and safety of surgical procedures for the treatment of atrial septal defects will be included. Risk of bias of the included randomized controlled trials and prospective or retrospective cohort studies will be evaluated according to the Cochrane Handbook 5.1.0 and the risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions, respectively. A Bayesian NMA will be performed using R 3.4.1.
resultsThe results of this NMA will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.
conclusionThis NMA will summarize the direct and indirect evidence to assess the efficacy and safety of different surgical procedures for the treatment of ASDs. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval and patient consent are not required as this study is a network meta-analysis based on published trials. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42019130902.
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