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ArticleCureus2023

Vacuum-Assisted Closure Treats Refractory Esophageal Leak in a Pediatric Patient.

Evan K Lin, Felicia Lee, Jasmin Cao, Christian Saliba, Vivian Lu, Raymond I Okeke, Justin Sobrino, Christopher Blewett

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Evan K LinMedical School, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.
Felicia LeeMedical School, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.
Jasmin CaoMedical School, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, USA.
Christian SalibaPediatric Surgery, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Vivian LuGeneral Surgery, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Raymond I OkekeGeneral Surgery, SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Justin SobrinoPediatric Surgery, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.
Christopher BlewettPediatric Surgery, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, Saint Louis, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal perforations can have iatrogenic and non-iatrogenic causes. Early identification is a predictor of good outcomes. When identified, perforations can be managed conservatively with wide drainage or repaired surgically. Endoscopic esophageal vacuum-assisted closure may be used as a definitive treatment, particularly in scenarios where conservative management and primary surgical repair fail to achieve complete healing. We present such a scenario advocating for the consideration of endoscopic esophageal vacuum-assisted closure in patients with refractory esophageal leaks.

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endoluminal vacuumesophageal leakesophagusesophagus perforationwound vac

Identifiers

PMID36968879
PMCPMC10035385

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