Open thoracotomy vs thoracostomy drainage
All‐cause mortality · children with pleural empyema
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsModerate
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews
No studies found 1 · 20%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 80%High 0 · 0%
Open thoracotomy vs thoracostomy drainage
Length of hospital stay · children with pleural empyema
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 30 participantsModerate
Open thoracotomy vs thoracostomy drainage
Procedural complications · children with pleural empyema
Open thoracotomy probably leads to lower procedural complications compared with thoracostomy drainage (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- OR 0.1 [0.02, 0.63]1 study · 30 participantsModerate
Thoracic epidural anaesthesia vs conventional pain control
Persistent pain 3 to 18 months after thoracotomy (We defined persistent postsurgical pain as new pain that did not exist before the operation, measured using differences in scores based on validated pain scales; patient interview between 3 to 18 m... · Patients undergoing thoracotomy
Thoracic epidural anaesthesia probably leads to lower persistent pain 3 to 18 months after thoracotomy (We defined… compared with conventional pain control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia versus conventional analgesia for preventing persistent postoperative pain… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.52 [0.32, 0.84]7 studies · 499 participantsModerate
Thoracic epidural anaesthesia vs conventional pain control
Adverse effects of epidural anaesthesia ‐ not reported · Patients undergoing thoracotomy
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Local anaesthetics and regional anaesthesia versus conventional analgesia for preventing persistent postoperative pain… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found