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Systematic review and meta-analysis on juvenile primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Conservative or surgical approach first?

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  • Chun-Shan Hung
  • Yang-Ching Chen
  • Ten-Fang Yang
  • Fu-Huan Huang

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Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) prevalence is typically higher in juvenile patients than in adults. We aimed to evaluate the optimal treatment for primary spontaneous pneumothorax and its efficacy and safety in juveniles. Materials and methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases for eligible studies published from database inception to October 10, 2020, and conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The primary and secondary outcomes were recurrence rate and hospital stay length, respectively. Odds ratios (OR) and mean differences were used for quantitatively analyzing binary and continuous outcomes, respectively. In total, nine retrospective studies with 1,452 juvenile patients (aged

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  • Chun-Shan Hung & Yang-Ching Chen & Ten-Fang Yang & Fu-Huan Huang, 2021. "Systematic review and meta-analysis on juvenile primary spontaneous pneumothorax: Conservative or surgical approach first?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(4), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0250929
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250929
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