Cochrane · systematic review · CD001001
Lung volume reduction surgery for diffuse emphysema
van Agteren, JEM, Carson, KV, Tiong, LU, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 3 · 42.9%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: patients with diffuse emphysema
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Early mortality (90 days) | OR 6.16 [3.22, 11.79] | 5 studies · 1489 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Long‐term mortality (> 36 months) | OR 0.76 [0.61, 0.95] | 2 studies · 1280 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Change in total scores SGRQ (end of | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1326 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Walking distance (end of | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 215 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
FEV1 (end of | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 188 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
RV (end of | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 177 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
TLC (end of | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 178 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |