Recurrence rates of video-assisted thoracoscopic versus open surgery in the prevention of recurrent pneumothoraces: a systematic review of randomised and non-randomised trials

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9584, 2007, Pages 329-335

  Barker, Allanah ^a   Maratos, Eleni C ^a   Edmonds, Lyn ^a   Lim, Eric ^b  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMBASE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OPEN SURGERY; PLEURODESIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SIMULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOENDOSCOPY;

EID: 34447635072     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61163-5     Document Type: Article

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