Percutaneous catheter drainage versus percutaneous needle aspiration for liver abscess: a systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Objective To compare the effectiveness and safety of percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) against percutaneous needle aspiration (PNA) for liver abscess.Design Systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis.Data sources PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, Airiti Library...

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Main Authors: David Hung-Tsang Yen, Ming-Shun Hsieh, Hao-Min Cheng, Chung-Ting Chen, Jin-Wei Lin, I-Hsin Lee, Teh-Fu Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e072736.full