Results 1 to 10 of about 239,752 (297)
How to review and assess a systematic review and meta-analysis article: a methodological study (secondary publication) [PDF]
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2023 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become central in many research fields, particularly medicine. They offer the highest level of evidence in evidence-based medicine and support the development and revision of clinical practice guidelines, which ...
Seung-Kwon Myung
doaj +2 more sources
Certainty of evidence, why? [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2023 Optimal clinical decision-making requires understanding of evidence regarding benefits, harms, and burdens of alternative management options. Rigorously conducted systematic reviews and meta-analyses offer accurate summaries of the evidence.
João Pedro Lima +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Systematic reviews: Key concepts for health professionals
Medwave, 2022 The exponential growth of currently available evidence has made it necessary to collect, filter, critically appraise, and synthesize biomedical information to keep up to date.
Nadia Sgarbossa +4 more
doaj +1 more source
The effect of perioperative pelvic floor muscle exercise on urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: a meta-analysis [PDF]
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2023 Background: Pelvic floor muscle exercise (PFME) is the most common conservative management for urinary incontinence (UI) after radical prostatectomy (RP). We performed this meta-analysis to investigate whether PFME during the entire perioperative period,
Erkang Geng +6 more
doaj +1 more source
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Standardized residency training (SRT) is crucial for graduate medical education and the training of high-quality doctors. Nevertheless, China started SRT nationwide only in the recent decade.
Tingting Li +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
How to review and assess a systematic review and meta-analysis article [PDF]
Science Editing, 2023 Systematic reviews and meta-analyses have become central in many research fields, particularly medicine. They offer the highest level of evidence in evidence-based medicine and support the development and revision of clinical practice guidelines, which ...
Seung-Kwon Myung
doaj +1 more source
netmeta: An R Package for Network Meta-Analysis Using Frequentist Methods
Journal of Statistical Software, 2023 Network meta-analysis compares different interventions for the same condition, by combining direct and indirect evidence derived from all eligible studies.
S. Balduzzi +6 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Epidemiology and Health, 2014 The concept of meta-epidemiology has been introduced with considering the methodological limitations of systematic review for intervention trials. The paradigm of meta-epidemiology has shifted from a statistical method into a new methodology to close ...
Jong-Myon Bae
doaj +1 more source
The economic burden of antibiotic resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis
PLoS ONE, 2023 Introduction Antibiotic resistance (ABR) has substantial global public health concerns. This systematic review aimed to synthesise recent evidence estimating the economic burden of ABR, characterised by study perspectives, healthcare settings, study ...
A.N. Poudel +6 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Topical NSAIDs for acute pain: a meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC Family Practice, 2004 A previous systematic review reported that topical NSAIDs were effective in relieving pain in acute conditions like sprains and strains, with differences between individual drugs for efficacy. More trials, a better understanding of trial quality and bias, and a reclassification of certain drugs necessitate a new review.Studies were identified by ...
Mason, L +4 more
openaire +5 more sources