SynthesisScientific reports2021
Polyglycolic acid sheet covering to prevent recurrence after surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax: a meta-analysis.
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- Larger polyglycolic acid sheet pleural covering to reduce postoperative recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2025Article
- Prospective Observation Study for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax: Incidence of and Risk Factors for Postoperative Neogenesis of Bullae.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2024Observational
- Adhesion is a risk factor for postoperative recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Risk factors for the recurrence of primary spontaneous pneumothorax after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients younger than 40 years.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
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- The effect of polyglycolic acid sheet in preventing postoperative recurrent pneumothorax: a prospective cohort study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2023Article
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- Early Postoperative Pneumothorax Might Not Be 'True' Recurrence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Prevention of anastomotic leakage using a polyglycolic acid sheet in double-stapling technique anastomosis for rectal surgery.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
- Efficacy of pleural coverage with polyglycolic acid sheet after bullectomy for postoperative recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax in young patients: a multi-institutional cohort study.General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
The coverage technique using absorbable mesh was first described in a European guideline published in 2015 as a preventive method for the recurrence of spontaneous pneumothorax. We performed a meta-analysis based on a literature search of primary studies that compared the postoperative recurrence rate of primary spontaneous pneumothorax between the use and nonuse of polyglycolic acid sheet coverage. Two reviewers independently selected and evaluated the quality of the relevant studies. The risk ratio in each study was calculated in a random-effect meta-analysis. Statistical heterogeneity among the included studies was quantitatively evaluated using the I
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