1. Surgical Lung Biopsy in Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis 
Laura J. Libby, MD, Brian D. Gelbman, MD, Nasser K. Altorki, MD, Paul J. Christos, DPH, MS, Daniel M. Libby, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 98, Issue 4, Pages (October 2014)
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2. Fig 1 Meta-analysis flow chart.
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3. Fig 2
Forrest plots for the pooled data. (A) Forest plot for specific diagnosis made in patients who underwent open lung biopsy (OLB). (B) Forest plot of pooled change in management rate of patients who underwent OLB. (C) Forest plot of pooled in-hospital mortality rate. (D) Forest plot of pooled surgical complication rate of OLB. The solid squares denote the mean difference and are proportional to weights used in meta-analysis. The dashed line indicates the summary measure, with the associated diamond denoted the weighted mean difference and the lateral tips of the diamond indicating the associated confidence intervals The horizontal lines represent the 95% confidence intervals.
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4. Fig 3
Pathologic diagnoses made by open lung biopsy. (LAM = lymphangioleiomyomatosis.)
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5. Fig 4 Complications associated with open lung biopsy.
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