Preoperative prognostic factors for 5-year survival following pulmonary metastasectomy from colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Andreas Gkikas Christos Kakos Savvas Lampridis Peter J Godolphin Davide Patrini

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2023)

Despite the considerable risk of bias in the literature, our study consolidates the available evidence on preoperative prognostic factors for PM from CRC. These findings can complement both clinical practice and the design of future research on the field of PM.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
particulate matter
clinical practice
air pollution
patients undergoing
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
systematic review
heavy metals
pulmonary hypertension
current status
risk assessment
free survival