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Rapid fetal fibronectin testing to predict preterm birth in women with symptoms of premature labour: a systematic review and cost analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2013
Background: Premature birth is defined as birth of before 37 completed weeks' gestation. Not all pregnant women showing symptoms of preterm labour will go on to deliver before 37 weeks' gestation. Hence, addition of fetal fibronectin (fFN) testing to the
SN Deshpande, ADI van Asselt, F Tomini, N Armstrong, A Allen, C Noake, K Khan, JL Severens, J Kleijnen, ME Westwood   +9 more
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Systematic literature reviews

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2005
Systematic reviews retrieve, appraise and summarise all the available evidence on a specific health question. They are designed to reduce the effect of the reviewers' own bias, and a full protocol should be written to define and guide the process. The appropriate resources should be in place before undertaking a review.
Adrian, White, Katja, Schmidt
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Glaucoma and cigarette smoking: a review of narrative reviews [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy associated with visual field changes for which high intra-ocular pressure is a major risk factor. Emerging research indicates that modifiable factors, among which the cigarette smoke, besides IOP may be ...
DI MURRO, FRANCESCA, LA TORRE, Giuseppe, PACELLA, Elena, SMALDONE, GIANPAOLO   +3 more
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Mpox surveillance in endemic regions: a scoping review of trends, challenges, and recommendations

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Mpox continues to pose a significant public health threat in endemic regions of Africa, particularly with the emergence of new viral clades and continuous human-to-human transmission.
Fortune Benjamin Effiong, Emmanuel Ebuka Elebesunu, Tolulope Joseph Ogunniyi, Dimeji Abdulsobur Olawuyi, Emmanuel Ekpor, Monica Ahiadorme, Archibong Edem Bassey, Ibrahim Adebayo Hassan, Emmanuella Benjamin Effiong, Oluwaseun Adeolu Ogundijo, Ayomide Timilehin Kayode, Leonard Ighodalo Uzairue   +11 more
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Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis on the Efficacy of Evolocumab and Other Therapies for the Management of Lipid Levels in Hyperlipidemia

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2017
BackgroundThe proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors evolocumab and alirocumab substantially reduce low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) when added to statin therapy in patients who need additional LDL‐C reduction ...
Peter P. Toth, Gillian Worthy, Shravanthi R. Gandra, Naveed Sattar, Sarah Bray, Lung‐I. Cheng, Ian Bridges, Gavin M. Worth, Ricardo Dent, Carol A. Forbes, Sohan Deshpande, Janine Ross, Jos Kleijnen, Erik S. G. Stroes   +13 more
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Role of the faecal immunochemical test in patients with risk-stratified suspected colorectal cancer symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis to inform the ACPGBI/BSG guidelines

The Lancet Regional Health. Europe, 2022
Summary: Background: The UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), recommended in 2017 the use of the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) to guide investigations in patients presenting with NICE-defined low-risk symptoms suspicious for ...
Richard Booth, Rachel Carten, Nigel D'Souza, Marie Westwood, Jos Kleijnen, Muti Abulafi   +5 more
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Rehabilitation interventions for improving balance following stroke: an overview of systematic reviews [PDF]

, 2019
Background The aim of this study was to synthesize evidence from systematic reviews, to summarise the effects of rehabilitation interventions for improving balance in stroke survivors. Methods We conducted an overview of systematic reviews (SRs).
Arienti, Chiara, Lazzarini, Stefano, Negrini, Stefano, Pollock, Alex   +3 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

The quality of COVID-19 systematic reviews during the coronavirus 2019 pandemic: an exploratory comparison

Systematic Reviews
Background The unprecedented volume and speed at which COVID-19-related systematic reviews (SRs) may have been produced has raised questions regarding the quality of this evidence.
Kevin T. McDermott, Mark Perry, Willemijn Linden, Rachel Croft, Robert Wolff, Jos Kleijnen   +5 more
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Digital Biomarker–Based Interventions: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2022
Background The introduction of new medical technologies such as sensors has accelerated the process of collecting patient data for relevant clinical decisions, which has led to the introduction of a new technology known as digital biomarkers.
Hossein Motahari-Nezhad, Hana Al-Abdulkarim, Meriem Fgaier, Mohamed Mahdi Abid, Márta Péntek, László Gulácsi, Zsombor Zrubka   +6 more
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