Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on biliary atresia after Kasai procedure: a systematic review and Meta-analysis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-428X.2013.24.019
- VernacularTitle:熊去氧胆酸对胆道闭锁Kasai术后结局影响的系统评价及Meta分析
- Author:
Jian-Li QIU
1
;
Hua XU
;
Dong-Lan LAI
;
Xue-Li ZHANG
Author Information
1. 510405,广州中医药大学
- Keywords:
Biliary atresia;
Ursodeoxycholic acid;
Systematic review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2013;28(24):1901-1903
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on postoperative outcomes in biliary atresia (BA) patient undergoing Kasai procedure.Methods Correlative english articles published until Jun.2013 were searched by computer in Medline (PubMed),EMBASE,Cochrane library,Wanfang Database,China Knowledge Resource Integrated Database and China Biology Medicine Database,the output articles were screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria.The selected articles were evaluated with the of Review Manager 5.2 software.Results Nine articles were obtained,but only 4 articles were included,including 284 patients with BA were conformed to the inclusion and exclusion criteria.The sensitivity analysis indicated that the total effective rate in ursodeoxycholic acid group was superior to that in the control group,and the difference between the 2 groups was notable significant (OR =7.24,95 ％ CI:2.42-21.68,Z =3.55,P =0.0004).There was no significant difference between ursodeoxycholic acid group and control group in the effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on outcome of patients who had BA(OR =5.50,95％ CI:0.96-31.64 ; Z =1.91,P =0.06).Conclusions Ursodeoxycholic acid has certain effect on alleviating jaundice after Kasai procedure,but it has no advantage on improving the long outcomes as comparison with control group.
