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Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis

M-A | Pharmacist-led home BP telemonitoring enhances control over usual care

11 Aug, 2023 | 15:29h | UTC

Adding Pharmacist-Led Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring to Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – American Journal of Cardiology

 


M-A | Efficacy of vibrotactile positional therapy devices on patients with positional obstructive sleep apnea

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:30h | UTC

Efficacy of vibrotactile positional therapy devices on patients with positional obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Thorax

 


M-A | Absence of evidence for antipsychotics in youth unipolar depression; limited evidence in bipolar depression

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:23h | UTC

Effectiveness of atypical antipsychotics for unipolar and bipolar depression in adolescents and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Affective Disorders

 


M-A | Most dengue infections are asymptomatic and could significantly contribute to the transmission of the disease

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:21h | UTC

Global prevalence of asymptomatic dengue infections – a systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Infectious Diseases

 


M-A | eHealth interventions aid in smoking cessation; effect diminishes over time

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:14h | UTC

Effectiveness of eHealth Smoking Cessation Interventions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Medical Internet Research

 


M-A | Percutaneous catheter drainage superior to needle aspiration for liver abscess treatment success

9 Aug, 2023 | 15:12h | UTC

Percutaneous catheter drainage versus percutaneous needle aspiration for liver abscess: a systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis – BMJ Open

 


M-A | Nearly 37% of elderly outpatients are at risk due to potentially inappropriate medication use

8 Aug, 2023 | 13:37h | UTC

Prevalence of Use of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Older Adults Worldwide: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA Network Open

 


M-A | Approximately 25 min/day of walking can boost function and cut adverse events in acutely hospitalized elders

8 Aug, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC

Optimal dose and type of physical activity to improve functional capacity and minimise adverse events in acutely hospitalised older adults: a systematic review with dose-response network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine (free for a limited period)

 


Systematic Review | Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer

8 Aug, 2023 | 13:11h | UTC

Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for relapsed epithelial ovarian cancer – Cochrane Library

 


M-A | The global prevalence of human fascioliasis

8 Aug, 2023 | 13:10h | UTC

The global prevalence of human fascioliasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease

 


Systematic review informing the 2022 EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis

7 Aug, 2023 | 14:47h | UTC

Systematic literature review informing the 2022 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV): part 1—treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis and microscopic polyangiitis – RMD Open

Guideline: EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis

 


M-A | Antenatal corticosteroid exposure linked to negative outcomes in term-born infants

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:59h | UTC

The proportions of term or late preterm births after exposure to early antenatal corticosteroids, and outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis of 1.6 million infants – The BMJ

Related Study: Association between antenatal corticosteroids and risk of serious infection in children: nationwide cohort study – The BMJ

Editorial: Antenatal corticosteroids and longer term outcomes – The BMJ

News Releases:

New studies shed more light on potential risks of antenatal steroids – BMJ Newsroom

Researchers find drugs that reduce infant death may lead to long-term health issues – McMaster University

 


M-A | Exploring perinatal interventions and their impact on severe intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm neonates

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:56h | UTC

Interventions to Reduce Severe Brain Injury Risk in Preterm Neonates: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Network Open

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


M-A | Supine vs. nonsupine endotracheal intubation

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:45h | UTC

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials on Supine vs. Nonsupine Endotracheal Intubation – Critical Care Research and Practice

 


M-A | Uncertain benefits of blood purification techniques in severe infection or sepsis

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:41h | UTC

Blood Purification for Adult Patients With Severe Infection or Sepsis/Septic Shock: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Critical Care Medicine

 


Systematic Review | Interstitial lung disease incidence at 11.7% in metastatic breast cancer patients using trastuzumab deruxtecan

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Incidence of interstitial lung disease and cardiotoxicity with trastuzumab deruxtecan in breast cancer patients: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis – ESMO Open

 


Systematic Review | Necrotizing enterocolitis onset typically in third week for very preterm, low birthweight infants

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:33h | UTC

Age of onset of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and focal intestinal perforation (FIP) in very preterm and low birthweight infants: a systematic review – BMJ Open

 


M-A | Significant QOL and mental health improvements in caregivers via targeted interventions

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Interventions to improve outcomes for caregivers of patients with advanced cancer: a meta-analysis – JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute

 


M-A | High-volume disease, T stage 4 show largest docetaxel benefit in prostate cancer

2 Aug, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC

Which patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer benefit from docetaxel: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised trials – The Lancet Oncology

Commentaries:

Meta-analysis of the Addition of Docetaxel to ADT in Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer – The ASCO Post

Disease Volume and T Stage Affect Docetaxel/ADT Efficacy in Prostate Cancer – Cancer Network

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


M-A | Updated evidence supports incisional negative pressure wound therapy for surgical site infection prevention

1 Aug, 2023 | 14:15h | UTC

Incisional negative pressure wound therapy for the prevention of surgical site infection: an up-to-date meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis – eClinicalMedicine

 


M-A | Various exercise training modes reduce resting blood pressure, isometric exercise most effective

31 Jul, 2023 | 14:35h | UTC

Exercise training and resting blood pressure: a large-scale pairwise and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – British Journal of Sports Medicine

News Release: Static isometric exercise, such as wall sits, best for lowering blood pressure – BMJ Newsroom

Commentary: Wall squats and planks best at lowering blood pressure – BBC

 


M-A | Cardiovascular events in patients treated with bempedoic acid versus placebo

31 Jul, 2023 | 14:06h | UTC

Cardiovascular events in patients treated with bempedoic acid versus placebo: systematic review and meta-analysis – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Systematic Review | Organizational changes likely decrease physical restraint usage in long-term care

31 Jul, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC

Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints for older people in all long‐term care settings – Cochrane Library

Summary: Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in all long-term care settings – Cochrane Library

 


Systematic Review | Probiotics’ potential in preventing necrotizing enterocolitis in very preterm, VLBW infants warrants further research

31 Jul, 2023 | 13:51h | UTC

Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants – Cochrane Library

 


RCT | Combined endovenous ablation and compression speeds up venous leg ulcers healing

31 Jul, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Endovenous ablation for venous leg ulcers – Cochrane Library

Summary: What are the benefits and risks of endovenous ablation (using heat or medication to permanently close veins) for treating venous leg ulcers – Cochrane Library

 


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