Video-assisted thoracic surgery versus open thoracotomy for non-small cell lung cancer: A meta-analysis of propensity score-matched patients

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 244-249

  Cao, Christopher ^a,b,c   Manganas, Con ^b   Ang, Su C ^a,b   Peeceeyen, Sheen ^b   Yan, Tristan D ^a,c,d  

^a The Collaborative Research   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c The Baird Institute Australia   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Non small cell lung cancer; Propensity score analysis; Thoracotomy; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY FAILURE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OPEN THORACOTOMY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED AIR LEAK; PROPENSITY SCORE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874311289     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs472     Document Type: Article

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