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Table 2 Results of subgroup analysis

From: Autologous blood patch intraparenchymal injection reduces the incidence of pneumothorax and the need for chest tube placement following CT-guided lung biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Factors

Pneumothorax

Chest tube placement

 

Subgroup

RR(95%CI)

P

I2

Subgroup

RR(95%CI)

P

I2

Design

RCT (n = 2)

0.49(0.19–1.28)

0.15

74%

RCT(n = 2)

0.32(0.08–1.30)

0.11

51%

Cohort study (n = 7)

0.67(0.54–0.83)

0.00

70%

Cohort study (n = 7)

0.47(0.31–0.70)

0.00

52%

Guidance method

Conventional CT (n = 6)

0.57(0.44–0.73)

0.00

58%

Conventional CT (n = 6)

0.38(0.25–0.57)

0.00

45%

Fluoroscopy CT (n = 2)

0.69(0.59–0.82)

0.00

0%

Fluoroscopy CT (n = 2)

0.61(0.31–1.22)

0.16

42%

Blood status

Clotted (n = 4)

0.49(0.33–0.72)

0.00

62%

Clotted (n = 4)

0.37(0.19–0.71)

0.003

56%

Non-clotted (n = 4)

0.69(0.60–0.78)

0.00

0%

Non-clotted (n = 4)

0.47(0.29–0.76)

0.002

46%