SynthesisThoracic cancer2022
Feasibility and oncological outcomes of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy for pathologic N2 disease in non-small cell lung cancer: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in Thoracic cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of thoracoscopic and thoracotomy on postoperative wound complications in patients with lung cancer: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Surgical site wound infection and wound pain after video-assisted thoracoscopy in patients with lung cancer: A meta-analysis.International wound journal · 2023Pooled it
- Minimally invasive surgery vs. open thoracotomy for non-small-cell lung cancer with N2 disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Association of Wearable Activity Monitors and Digital Drainage Device With Daily Ambulation and Length of Stay Among Pulmonary Resection Patients: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Study.Thoracic cancer · 2025Trial
- Long-Term Oncological Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Updated Review.Cancers · 2026Review
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Abstract
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the feasibility and oncological outcomes between video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with pathologic N2 (pN2) disease. Data for analysis included short-term outcomes and long-term outcomes. We calculated the weighted mean differences (WMDs) for continuous data and the results of overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) were pooled using the hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Heterogeneity was assessed using the Q-test and I
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