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Artificial Intelligence and Acute Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic and Prognostic Models

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2023
Background To assess the efficacy of artificial intelligence (AI) models in diagnosing and prognosticating acute appendicitis (AA) in adult patients compared to traditional methods.
Mahbod Issaiy, Diana Zarei, Amene Saghazadeh   +2 more
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How to perform a meta-analysis with R: a practical tutorial

Evidence-Based Mental Health, 2019
Objective Meta-analysis is of fundamental importance to obtain an unbiased assessment of the available evidence. In general, the use of meta-analysis has been increasing over the last three decades with mental health as a major research topic. It is then
S. Balduzzi, G. Rücker, G. Schwarzer
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Individual patient data network meta-analysis using either restricted mean survival time difference or hazard ratios: is there a difference? A case study on locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinomas

Systematic Reviews, 2019
Background This study aimed at applying the restricted mean survival time difference (rmstD) as an absolute outcome measure in a network meta-analysis and comparing the results with those obtained using hazard ratios (HR) from the individual patient data
C. Petit, P. Blanchard, JP. Pignon, B. Lueza   +3 more
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Omega-6 fatty acids and the risk of cardiovascular disease: insights from a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and a Mendelian randomization study

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction Omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) represent almost 15% of the total energy intake in Western countries. Their effects on the cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are still controversial.
Mohsen Mazidi, Niloofar Shekoohi, Niki Katsiki, Maciej Banach, the Lipid and Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration (LBPMC) Group   +4 more
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Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement

Systematic Reviews, 2015
Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a protocol exists.
David Moher, Larissa Shamseer, Mike Clarke, D. Ghersi, A. Liberati, M. Petticrew, P. Shekelle, L. Stewart   +7 more
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Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline

British medical journal, 2020
In systematic reviews that lack data amenable to meta-analysis, alternative synthesis methods are commonly used, but these methods are rarely reported. This lack of transparency in the methods can cast doubt on the validity of the review findings.
M. Campbell, J. McKenzie, A. Sowden, S. Katikireddi, S. Brennan, S. Ellis, Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Rebecca Ryan, S. Shepperd, James Thomas, V. Welch, H. Thomson   +11 more
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Effects of progestin contraceptive methods on sexual function in reproductive age women: a meta-analysis

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2021
Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of progestin contraceptive methods on sexual function in reproductive-age women. Methods The published literature was identified via a systematic search in medical databases of PubMed, SCOPUS, ISI ...
Mohammad Ghorbani, Akram Ashrafizaveh, Elham Azmoude   +2 more
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Risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in lean body mass population: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JGH Open, 2021
The pathophysiology and risk factors of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among lean patients is poorly understood and therefore investigated. We performed a meta‐analysis of observational studies.
Shahinul Alam, Mohammad Eslam, Nazmul SKMHasan, Kamrul Anam, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Mohammad J Hasan, Rosmawati Mohamed   +7 more
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Topical Metronidazole Versus Ivermectin for Low-density Demodex Rosacea: A Rater-blinded, Randomized, Split-face Trial

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2022
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Marvin Chia-Han Yeh, Jerry Tsai, Yu Chen Huang, Hsiao-Han Wang   +3 more
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Circulating MicroRNAs as a Novel Class of Diagnostic Biomarkers in Gastrointestinal Tumors Detection: A Meta-Analysis Based on 42 Articles

PLoS ONE, 2014
Objective MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have become the focus of most recent efforts in cancer research. However, there have been inconsistencies in the literature regarding the suitability of circulating miRNAs for early detection of gastrointestinal cancers. This
Ran Wang, Hong-Lin Wen, Yongcheng Xu, Qiulan Chen, Yingchun Luo, Yiqin Lin, Yu-Hao Luo, An-gao Xu   +7 more
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