Abstract:Background: The aim of this study was to explore the curative effects of cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) for critical patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) using meta-analysis.Methods: Literature was searched using the following search terms: "cardiothoracic surgery", "intensive care unit", "critical patients", "post-operation", and "curative effects". Rev Man 5.3 was used for metaanalysis.Results: A total of 15 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included, all of which had a low risk of bias, indicating… Show more
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