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Chinese Journal of Thoracic Surgery(Electronic Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (01): 53-61. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-8773.2024.01.06

• Original Article • Previous Articles    

Urokinase in treatment of loculated tuberculous pleural effusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Haizhen Wang1,(), Yongming Ma2, Keying Yao3   

  1. 1. Endoscopy Center of Gansu Provincial Central Hospital, Lanzhou 730000, China
    2. The First Clinical Medical College of Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, China
    3. The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • Received:2023-05-21 Revised:2023-10-09 Accepted:2024-01-09 Online:2024-02-28 Published:2024-03-26
  • Contact: Haizhen Wang

Abstract:

Objective

To systematically review the efficacy of urokinase in treatment of tuberculous encapsulated pleural effusion.

Methods

We electronically search PubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase, Web of Science, CBM, WanFang Data, VIP and CNKI to collect randomized controlled trials about urokinase in treatment of tuberculous encapsulated pleural effusion from the establishment dates to January 2023. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the methodological quality of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed using RevMan software.

Results

A total of 25 RCTs involving 2 023 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that: on the basis of conventional anti-tuberculosis and fluid drainage, combining with intrapleural injection of urokinase to treat tuberculous encapsulated pleural effusion has a better effect (OR=6.63, 95%CI 4.83~9.09), intrapleural injection of urokinase can significantly increase the total amount of pleural effusion drainage (WMD=605.43, 95%CI 477.39~733.46), significantly shorten the absorption time of pleural effusion (WMD=−7.87, 95%CI −9.60~−6.13), and significantly reduce the thickness of the residual pleura (WMD=−1.47, 95%CI −1.51~ −1.42) .

Conclusions

Current evidences indicates that Urokinase has a good therapeutic effect on tuberculous encapsulated pleural effusion. However, more high-quality studies with large sample size are needed to verify the conclusion.

Key words: Urokinase, Tuberculous encapsulated pleural effusion, Meta-analysis, Systematic review, Randomized controlled trial

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