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Meta-analyses in psychology often overestimate evidence for and size of effects

Royal Society Open Science, 2023
Adjusting for publication bias is essential when drawing meta-analytic inferences. However, most methods that adjust for publication bias do not perform well across a range of research conditions, such as the degree of heterogeneity in effect sizes ...
František Bartoš, Maximilian Maier, David R. Shanks, T. D. Stanley, Martina Sladekova, Eric-Jan Wagenmakers   +5 more
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Cardiovascular risk factors, global cardiovascular risk, and vascular age in a cohort of Peruvian HIV patients

HIV & AIDS Review. International Journal of HIV-Related Problems
Introduction Data on cardiovascular risk and vascular age in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from developing countries are scarce. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors, global ...
German Valenzuela-Rodriguez, Jaime A. Collins, Raul Castillo, Luis R. Illescas, Adrian V. Hernandez, Carlos Diaz-Arocutipa   +5 more
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Effectiveness of non-technical skills training in intensive care units: a systematic review

BMC Medical Education
Background Non-technical skills (NTS) are social, cognitive and psychological skills that are related to safety and efficiency in the healthcare process. These skills have an important role in the intensive care once are closely related to the occurrence
Isac Davidson Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, Ádala Nayana de Sousa Mata, Isaac Newton Machado Bezerra, Rícia Medeiros Palmeira de Araújo, Jorge Lucas Alves Santana, Helaine Carneiro Capucho, Adriana Catarina de Souza-Oliveira, Paloma Echevarría-Pérez, Daniel Guillén-Martínez, Grasiela Piuvezam   +9 more
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Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Role of Ki-67 Labeling Index in Gastric Carcinoma

The International Journal of Biological Markers, 2017
Background This meta-analysis aimed to elucidate the prognostic role of the Ki-67 labeling index (LI) in gastric cancer (GC). Methods The current study included 3,615 GC patients in 20 eligible studies, and evaluated the prognostic role of Ki-67 LI in GC.
Jung-Soo Pyo, Nae Yu Kim
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CSF and blood levels of Neurofilaments, T-Tau, P-Tau, and Abeta-42 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Translational Medicine
Recent literature suggests that markers of neuroaxonal damage, such as neurofilaments and tau protein, might serve as potential biomarkers for ALS. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis study to compare cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood
Elmira Agah, Helia Mojtabavi, Atefeh Behkar, Arash Heidari, Atra Ajdari, Zoha Shaka, Seyed Vahid Mousavi, Negar Firoozeh, Abbas Tafakhori, Nima Rezaei   +9 more
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Biologics and oral systemic treatment preferences in patients and physicians for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: a discrete choice experiment in the United Kingdom and Germany

Journal of Dermatological Treatment
Background: As the available treatments for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) expand, understanding patient and physician preferences becomes crucial for informed decision-making.Objective: To quantify patient and physician preferences for ...
Nicholas Durno, Pablo Arija, Krystallia Pantiri, Marieke Heisen, Marco Boeri, Josef Paris, Katrin Jack, Olivier Chambenoit, Ramkumar Subramanian, Jorge Puelles, Elly Stolk, Ben van Hout, Jonathan I. Silverberg   +12 more
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Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) versus standard of care (SoC) in people with peritoneal metastases from colorectal, ovarian or gastric origin: protocol for a systematic review and individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction There is uncertainty about whether cytoreductive surgery (CRS)+hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) improves survival and/or quality of life compared with standard of care (SoC) in people with peritoneal metastases who
Brian R Davidson, Tim Mould, Kurinchi Gurusamy, Muntzer Mughal, Claire L Vale, R Bhanot, Mark Saunders, Omer Aziz, Sarah O'Dwyer   +8 more
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Propensity Score-Based Approaches to Confounding by Indication in Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis: Non-Standardized Treatment for Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
BACKGROUND:In the absence of randomized clinical trials, meta-analysis of individual patient data (IPD) from observational studies may provide the most accurate effect estimates for an intervention. However, confounding by indication remains an important
Gregory J Fox, Andrea Benedetti, Carole D Mitnick, Madhukar Pai, Dick Menzies, Collaborative Group for Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data in MDR-TB   +5 more
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Treatment options for women with heavy menstrual bleeding: a protocol for comprehensive systematic review, network meta-analyses and health economic assessment

BMJ Open
Introduction A quarter of women experience heavy periods in their lifetime, often significantly impairing their well-being, productivity and quality of life.Several treatment options are offered for heavy menstrual bleeding; however, there is limited ...
Rachael M Hunter, Ewelina Rogozinska, Claire L Vale, Khalid Saeed Khan, David J Fisher, Bassel H Al Wattar, Davor Jurkovic, Ngawai Moss, Jayne F Tierney, Ekaterina Bordea, Niccola Hutchinson-Pascal, Lily Nicholson   +11 more
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Una causa rara de obstrucción intestinal: ingestión de calcetines

Cirugía y Cirujanos
Aunque la mayoría de los cuerpos extraños abandonan el tracto gastrointestinal de forma espontánea sin causar lesiones graves como sangrado y obstrucción, a veces pueden ocluir el intestino y pueden presentarse con síntomas de íleo.
Mustafa Azizoğlu, Salih Bayram, Bahattin Aydoğdu, Mehmet H. Okur   +3 more
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