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Review Meta Analysis
Prognostic Significance of Right Heart Thrombi in Patients with Acute Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
For patients diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), the prognostic significance of concomitant right heart thrombi (RHT) lacks clarity. ⋯ In patients diagnosed with acute PE, concomitant RHT were significantly associated with an increased risk of death within 30 days of PE diagnosis.
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Review Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Comparative effectiveness and safety of pre-operative lung localization for pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
An optimal method of preoperative localization for pulmonary nodules has yet to be established. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the success and complication rates associated with three pulmonary nodule localization methods for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS): hook-wire localization, microcoil localization, and lipiodol localization. ⋯ All three localization methods yielded similarly highly successful targeting rates. However, hook-wire localization had a relatively lower successful operative field targeting rate because of dislodgement or migration. Lipiodol localization had the highest overall success rate, and microcoil localization yielded the lowest complication rates.
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Review Meta Analysis
Accuracy of lung ultrasound in the diagnosis of pneumonia in adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Some studies suggest that lung ultrasonography could be useful for diagnosing pneumonia; moreover, it has a more favorable safety profile and lower cost than chest radiography and CT. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of bedside lung ultrasonography for diagnosing pneumonia in adults through a systematic review and meta-analysis. ⋯ Lung ultrasonography can help accurately diagnose pneumonia, and it may be promising as an adjuvant resource to traditional approaches.