Clinical outcomes of interstitial lung abnormalities: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jinwoo Seok,
Shinhee Park,
Eun Chong Yoon
et al.
Abstract:Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA), incidental findings on computed tomography scans, have raised concerns due to their association with worse clinical outcomes. Our meta-analysis, which included studies up to April 2023 from PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Library, aimed to clarify the impact of ILA on mortality, lung cancer development, and complications from lung cancer treatments. Risk ratios (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for outcomes. Analyzing 10 studies on ILA prognosis… Show more
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