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Risk of myocarditis after three doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in the United States, 2020–2022: A self-controlled case series study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Daoyuan Lai, Dickson Lim, Junfeng Lu, Han Wang, Tao Huang, Yan Dora Zhang
Myocarditis is a recognized safety concern following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination. However, there is limited research quantifying the risk associated with the third dose or comparing the risk between the three doses. The US Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a passive surveillance system that monitors rare adverse events after US-licensed vaccination. However, studies analyzing VAERS data
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Osteopathic manipulative treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Ross Gillan, Gabrielle Bachtel, Kassidy Webber, Yasmine Ezzair, Nicole E. Myers, Anupam Bishayee
Chronic inflammatory diseases (CIDs) are debilitating and potentially lethal illnesses that affect a large proportion of the global population. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) is a manual therapy technique developed and performed by osteopathic physicians that facilitates the body's innate healing processes. Therefore, OMT may prove a beneficial anti‐inflammatory modality useful in the management
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The impact of blinding on estimated treatment effects in randomized clinical trials on acupuncture: A meta‐epidemiological study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Youlin Long, Na Zhang, Xinyao Wang, Ruixian Tang, Qiong Guo, Jin Huang, Liang Du
ObjectiveTo evaluate the sole impact of blinding patients and outcome assessors in acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on treatment effects while considering the type of outcome measures.MethodsWe searched databases for the meta‐analyses on acupuncture with both blinded and non‐blinded RCTs. Mixed‐effects meta‐regression models estimated the average ratio of odds ratios (ROR) and differences
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Time‐varying effects of sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 inhibitors in patients with heart failure: An updated meta‐analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Xinyu Zou, Qingyang Shi, Sheyu Li
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Discrepancies in breast cancer guideline recommendations despite similar Cochrane systematic review conclusions Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Zhigang Zhang, Jie Cheng, Jialu Hou, Mingming Niu, Ya Gao, Jianguo Xu, Qingyong Zheng, Kexin Ji, Min Zhang, Tian Hao, Ning Li, Xinyi Han, Xiujuan Ma, Jiajia Kong, Rui Wang, Ye Zhao, Jinhui Tian, Xiaofang Hu
AimThis study aims to describe the citation patterns of Cochrane systematic reviews (CSR) in guidelines for managing breast cancer.MethodsWe searched for systematic reviews on breast cancer in The Cochrane Library from the date of inception to November 15, 2023, and identified guidelines that cited them. We described how systematic reviews were cited by the guidelines in each database and each year
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Digital health integration for noncommunicable diseases: Comprehensive process mapping for full-life-cycle management Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Tianrui He, Wenbin Cui, Yuxuan Feng, Xingyi Li, Guangjun Yu
To create a systematic digital health process mapping framework for full-life-cycle noncommunicable disease management grounded in key stakeholder engagement.
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Does HPV biotype influence the characteristics and evolution of plantar warts? Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Sara García-Oreja, Francisco Javier Álvaro-Afonso, David Sevillano-Fernández, Esther Alicia García-Morales, Mateo López-Moral, José Luis Lázaro-Martínez
Few studies have addressed the relationship of human papillomavirus (HPV) biotypes to patient characteristics and the clinical signs, course, and response to the treatment of plantar warts.
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Consensus for a primary care clinical decision-making tool for assessing, diagnosing, and managing low back pain in Alberta, Canada Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Breda H. F. Eubank, Jason Martyn, Geoff M. Schneider, Gord McMorland, Sebastian W. Lackey, Xu Rong Zhao, Mel Slomp, Jason R. Werle, Jill Robert, Kenneth C. Thomas
Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition causing disability and high healthcare costs. Alberta faces challenges with unnecessary referrals to specialists and long wait times. A province-wide standardized clinical care pathway based on evidence-based best practices can improve efficiency, reduce wait times, and enhance patient outcomes. Implementing such pathways has shown success in other areas of
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Topical antimitotic treatments for plantar warts are more beneficial: A Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Yantao Xu, Ying Wang, Kai Huang, Weihong Huang, Shuang Zhao, Zixi Jiang
Plantar warts are common infectious cutaneous growths causing severe physiological and psychological discomforts in patients and heaving global financial burdens. However, paucity of clear-cut guidelines for plantar warts, selecting appropriate treatments for plantar warts remains challenging. The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of common treatments for plantar warts.
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Core outcome sets for myocardial infarction in clinical trials of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Ruijin Qiu, Siqi Wan, Changming Zhong, Songjie Han, Tianmai He, Ya Huang, Xuxu Wei, Meng Li, Zhiyue Guan, Xinyi Zhang, Huanlin Wu, Hongcai Shang
Clinical trials of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine showed there was heterogeneity of outcome reporting in myocardial infarction (MI). Developing a core outcome set (COS) might improve the consistency of outcome reporting in future clinical trials.
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Diagnostic performance of angiography-derived fractional flow reserve and CT-derived fractional flow reserve: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Zhongxiu Chen, Junyan Zhang, Yujia Cai, Hongsen Zhao, Duolao Wang, Chen Li, Yong He
Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that fractional flow reserves (FFRs) derived from invasive coronary angiograms (CA-FFRs) and coronary computed tomography angiography-derived FFRs (CT-FFRs) are promising alternatives to wire-based FFRs. However, it remains unclear which method has better diagnostic performance. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the diagnostic performances
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Enhancing generalizability and efficiency in clinical trials through dynamic information borrowing for both experimental and control arms: A simulation study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Jiaying Yang, Guochun Li
Utilizing external information in clinical trials enhances validity by including a wider population and expedites the implementation of adaptive designs, ultimately improving research efficiency. However, current research focused on scenarios in which only the control group benefited from the utilization of external information, while trials involving external information in both experimental and control
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First-line CDK4/6 inhibitor-based combinations for HR+/HER2– advanced breast cancer: A Bayesian network meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Xianan Guo, Yunxiang Zhou, Kun Zhang, Wei Lu, Xi Zhong, Shijie Wu, Lu Shen, Huihui Chen, Yiding Chen
International guidelines recommend cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitor (CDK4/6i)-based first-line therapy for hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2−) advanced breast cancer (ABC). However, direct drug comparisons are lacking. We aimed to identify the most effective and safe therapy through network meta-analysis (NMA).
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Guidelines of integrated Chinese and western medicine for diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022) Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Jiansheng Li, Rongchang Chen, Xueqing Yu, Huiguo Liu
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with high prevalence rate, mortality, disability rate, and heavy disease burden, has become a critical chronic disease seriously threatening public health worldwide. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine both have shown advantages in diagnosing and treating COPD, which has been widely applied in the clinics. In order to improve the diagnostic
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Guideline on Establishing Diagnostic Criteria for Chinese Medicine Syndromes Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Jiansheng Li, Yang Xie, Liu Chun, Zhiwan Wang
To formulate the guideline for the development of diagnostic criteria for Chinese medicine syndromes, which can contribute to standardization of development of Chinese medicine syndrome diagnostic standards.
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General anesthesia versus nongeneral anesthesia during endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Xinyan Wang, Youxuan Wu, Fa Liang, Hongqiu Gu, Minyu Jian, Yunzhen Wang, Haiyang Liu, Ruquan Han
This study compares the safety and efficacy of general anesthesia (GA) and nongeneral anesthesia (non-GA) on functional outcomes in patients receiving endovascular therapy for ischemic stroke.
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Treatment response in hemato-oncology in the context of the German early benefit assessment of drugs compared to clinical practice Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Nannette Baltes, Andrea Icks, Charalabos-Markos Dintsios
High payer deficits resulted in a regulation in 2010, which forced new pharmaceuticals in Germany after market access to undergo an early benefit assessment (EBA) based on patient-relevant outcomes to prove an added benefit compared to existing therapies.1, 2 This process had been described in detail elsewhere.3 In hemato-oncology, the heterogeneity of the clinical pictures resulted in a large number
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Reporting, handling, and interpretation of time-varying drug treatments in observational studies using routinely collected healthcare data Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Wen Wang, Qiao He, Jiayue Xu, Mei Liu, Mingqi Wang, Qianrui Li, Xia Zhang, Yunxiang Huang, Yuanjin Zhang, Ling Li, Kang Zou, Guowei Li, Kevin Lu, Pei Gao, Feng Chen, Jeff Jianfei Guo, Min Yang, Xin Sun
Time-varying drug treatments are common in studies using routinely collected health data (RCD) for assessing treatment effects. This study aimed to examine how these studies reported, handled, and interpreted time-varying drug treatments.
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Causal relationship between sleep traits and cognitive impairment: A Mendelian randomization study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Qing Wang, Shihan Xu, Fenglan Liu, Yanfei Liu, Keji Chen, Luqi Huang, Fengqin Xu, Yue Liu
Observational studies had demonstrated a link between sleep disturbances and cognitive decline. Here, we aimed to investigate the causal association between genetically predicted sleep traits and cognitive impairment using Mendelian randomization (MR).
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Efficacy and safety of pharmacological intervention for smoking cessation in smokers with diseases: A systematic review and network meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-16 Xin Xing, Xue Shang, Xinxin Deng, Kangle Guo, E Fenfen, Liying Zhou, Yongsheng Wang, Chaoqun Yang, Kehu Yang, Xiuxia Li
To investigate the most effective and best-tolerated drugs for treating diseased smokers.
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Efficacy of scalp stimulation for multidomain cognitive impairment in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia: A network meta-analysis and meta-regression of moderators Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-15 Minjie Xu, Ying Li, Chi Zhang, Yanan Ma, Leyi Zhang, Yuai Yang, Zihan Zhang, Tiantian Meng, Junyi He, Haifang Wang, Shuren Li, Georg S Kranz, Mingjing Zhao, Jingling Chang
Scalp stimulation has gained more traction for post-stroke cognitive impairment and dementia (PSCID); the interaction between stimulation targets and parameters influences the response to the stimulation. However, the most efficacious treatment for improving different domains of cognitive impairment remains unknown.
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Critical evaluation of established risk prediction models for acute respiratory distress syndrome in adult patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-06 Tao Wei, Siyi Peng, Xuying Li, Jinhua Li, Mengdan Gu, Xiaoling Li
To assess the performance of validated prediction models for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Pathways to care for Long COVID and for long-term conditions from patients' and clinicians' perspective Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Fidan Turk, Jennifer Sweetman, Gail Allsopp, Michael Crooks, Dan J Cuthbertson, Mark Gabbay, Lyth Hishmeh, Gregory Y. H. Lip, W. David Strain, Nefyn Williams, Dan Wootton, Amitava Banerjee, Christina van der Feltz-Cornelis
Long COVID (LC) affects approximately 45% of COVID-19 survivors,1 featuring persistent symptoms lasting over 4 weeks without an alternative explanation.2 The recent development of LC services aims to provide structured or integrated care.3 Given the current challenges in the UK healthcare system, we explored access to care for people with LC. We compared this to other long-term conditions (LTCs), concerning
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Machine learning for predicting intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 Tingting Zhu,Yi Yang,Jun Tang,Tao Xiong
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Risk of bias in epidemiological studies regarding nutrition interventions for COVID-19. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-22 Tianyi He,Xueting Liu,Ruiqi Lv,Guo Cheng
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Scope, design, and reporting of prediction models for antineoplastic drugs-related adverse drug events: A systematic review of machine learning and traditional modeling. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-20 Dan Jiang,Zaiwei Song,Yang Hu,Xinya Li,Rongsheng Zhao
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Use of statins and risk of uterine leiomyoma: A cohort study in the UK Biobank Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Xuefeng Jiao, Hailong Li, Linan Zeng, Lu Han, Huazhen Yang, Yao Hu, Yuanyuan Qu, Wenwen Chen, Yajing Sun, Wei Zhang, Donghao Lu, Lingli Zhang
Statins are primarily used to treat hypercholesterolemia and for the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease. Besides their lipid-lowering effect, statins demonstrate other pleiotropic effects. For example, experimental studies of human cell lines and animal models have demonstrated that statins could suppress uterine leiomyoma growth and may prevent uterine leiomyoma.1, 2 However, only two
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Assessment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in elderly survivors of the Wenchuan earthquake: A cross-sectional study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-10-05 Yang Peng, Bingqing Lu, Jin Wen
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent condition characterized by prolonged psychological distress following traumatic events encompassing serious health threats, domestic abuse, and natural disasters. The onset and persistence of PTSD can be attributed to advanced age. This study aimed to explore the occurrence and influencing factors of enduring post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention: A prospective meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Christopher J. Rose, Allen Nsangi, Margaret Kaseje, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Matt Oxman, Sarah E. Rosenbaum, Jenny Moberg, Astrid Dahlgren, Simon Lewin, Andrew D. Oxman
The aim of this prospective meta-analysis was to synthesize the results of three cluster-randomized trials of an intervention designed to teach lower-secondary school students (age 14–16) to think critically about health choices.
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Effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Kenya to think critically about health choices: A cluster-randomized trial Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Faith Chesire, Margaret Kaseje, Marlyn Ochieng, Benson Ngatia, Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Matt Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Christopher James Rose, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Astrid Dahlgren, Simon Lewin, Nelson K Sewankambo, Sarah Rosenbaum, Andrew D Oxman
There is an overabundance of claims about the advantages and disadvantages of health interventions. People need to be able to appraise the reliability of these claims. The aim of this two-arm cluster-randomized trial was to evaluate the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention designed to teach students to assess claims about the effects of health actions and make informed decisions.
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You are not lab rats at teaching hospitals: A systematic review of resident and fellow participation leads to improved colonoscopy Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Chenyu Sun, Yue Chen, Shaodi Ma, Mengqing Liu, Vicky Yau, Na Hyun Kim, Sujatha Kailas, Scott Lowe, Rachel Bentley, Shuya Chen, Jie Liu, Muzi Meng, Yuting Huang, Qin Zhou, Yuyan Wu
Participation in colonoscopies is an essential aspect of endoscopic training. The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of fellow/trainee participation on colonoscopy outcomes.
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Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Rwanda to think critically about health choices: A cluster-randomized trial Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Michael Mugisha, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Clarisse Marie Claudine Simbi, Faith Chesire, Ronald Senyonga, Matt Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Christopher James Rose, Jenny Moberg, Astrid Dahlgren, Margaret Kaseje, Simon Lewin, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Sarah Rosenbaum, Andrew D Oxman
The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effects of the Informed Health Choices intervention on the ability of students in Rwandan to think critically and make Informed Health Choices.
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Methodological quality, risk of bias, and reporting quality: A confusion persists Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Clovis Mariano Faggion
Several types of tools are used by researchers to assess the RoB and methodological quality of studies included in systematic reviews.1 This is the case of the Cochrane approach for randomized controlled trials (RCTs), which is based on domain assessment,2 and the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) for assessing the methodological quality of nonrandomized studies in meta-analyses, including case-control
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Use of the informed health choices educational intervention to improve secondary students’ ability to think critically about health interventions in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-19 Ronald Ssenyonga, Andrew D Oxman, Esther Nakyejwe, Faith Chesire, Michael Mugisha, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Matt Oxman, Christopher James Rose, Sarah E Rosenbaum, Jenny Moberg, Margaret Kaseje, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Astrid Dahlgren, Simon Lewin, Nelson K Sewankambo
The aim was to evaluate the effect of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) educational intervention on secondary students’ ability to assess health-related claims and make informed choices.
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Exploring patient medication adherence and data mining methods in clinical big data: A contemporary review Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-18 Yixian Xu, Xinkai Zheng, Yuanjie Li, Xinmiao Ye, Hongtao Cheng, Hao Wang, Jun Lyu
Increasingly, patient medication adherence data are being consolidated from claims databases and electronic health records (EHRs). Such databases offer an indirect avenue to gauge medication adherence in our data-rich healthcare milieu. The surge in data accessibility, coupled with the pressing need for its conversion to actionable insights, has spotlighted data mining, with machine learning (ML) emerging
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Artificial intelligence and digital health in improving primary health care service delivery in LMICs: A systematic review Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-10 KM Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Joan Alaboson, Oluwadara Ola, Imran Hasan, Nazmul Islam, Shristi Mainali, Tina Martina, Eva Silenga, Mubita Muyangana, Taufique Joarder
Technology including artificial intelligence (AI) may play a key role to strengthen primary health care services in resource-poor settings. This systematic review aims to explore the evidence on the use of AI and digital health in improving primary health care service delivery.
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Cochrane review abstracts are getting longer, but this has no large impact on the reporting quality Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Jasmin Helbach, Kathrin Wandscher, Dawid Pieper, Falk Hoffmann
To evaluate the reporting of abstracts of Cochrane Reviews according to PRISMA-A and to investigate a possible association with the abstract´s length.
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Guidelines for high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy in neonates (2022) Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-09-06 Yi Huang, Jing Zhao, Xintian Hua, Keren Luo, Yuan Shi, Zhenlang Lin, Jun Tang, Zhichun Feng, Dezhi Mu
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen therapy, which is important in noninvasive respiratory support, is increasingly being used in critically ill neonates with respiratory failure because it is comfortable, easy to setup, and has a low incidence of nasal trauma. The advantages, indications, and risks of HFNC have been the focus of research in recent years, resulting in the development of the application
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Surgical site infection following open lobectomy in patients with lung cancer: A prospective study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Shiyu Li, Ji Lin, Lijuan Ye, Fu Qiao, Wenzhi Huang, Yalan Peng, Jin Huang
To assess the incidence and risk factors of surgical site infection after open pulmonary lobectomy and to quantify their clinical and economic burden.
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Result reporting and early discontinuation of sepsis trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-02 Handan Hu, Xinyi Wang, Peng Huang
Sepsis is a leading cause of death from infectious disease or traumatic injury. The prevalence and predictor of results underreporting and early stop of sepsis clinical trials remain poorly studied. To fill the gap, we designed this study to characterize sepsis clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, particularly to recognize features related to premature discontinuation and lack of results
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Pericardial fat and cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-18 Hanna K. Al-Makhamreh, Ahmad A. Toubasi, Layla M. Al-Harasis, Farah H. Albustanji, Thuraya N. Al-Sayegh, Sarah M. Al-Harasis
Previous studies investigated the effect of pericardial fat on cardiovascular diseases. However, until now there was no systematic review and meta-analysis investigated this association, thus we conducted this article to assess the relationship between pericardial fat and cardiovascular diseases.
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Systematic reviews were the perceived most important source of information for updating a potentially inappropriate medication list for the elderly: An online survey Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Dawid Pieper, Nina-Kristin Mann, Mahmoud Moussa, Tim Mathes, Andreas Sönnichsen, Petra Thürmann
Polypharmacy in the elderly is a recognized public health problem. For many diseases several drugs are available. Thus, it is important to rule out drugs with an unfavorable risk-benefit profile in older patients, and to suggest safer alternatives. This is often done by developing and publishing lists of potentially inappropriate medications (PIM). Making evidence-based decisions for the elderly is
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Comparative analysis of systemic oncological treatments and best supportive care for advanced gastresophageal cancer: A comprehensive scoping review and evidence map Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Santero Marilina, Meade Adriana, Selva Anna, Acosta-Dighero Roberto, Meza Nicolás, Quintana Maria Jesús, Bracchiglione Javier, Requeijo Carolina, Salazar Josefina, Rodríguez Grijalva Gerardo, Solà Ivan, Urrútia Gerard, Bonfill Cosp Xavier
To identify, describe, and organize the available evidence regarding systemic oncological treatments compared to best supportive care (BSC) for advanced gastresophageal cancer.
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Necessitating evidence-based practice in COVID-19 intramuscular vaccination techniques (to aspirate or not) in the context of scientific/evidence uncertainty amidst the pandemic. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-06 Asokan G Vaithinathan,Leena Khonji,Gayathripriya Narayanan
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The potential benefits of the TIP framework to characterize health services interventions for network meta-analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-05 Kenton Cooksey,Sajesh K Veettil,Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk,Teerapon Dhippayom
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Contrast-enhanced ultrasound studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov: A cross-sectional analysis of characteristics, early discontinuation, and reporting results Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Wuyongga Bao, Youlin Long, Jiayan Huang, Min Liao, Jie Yang, Liang Du, Qiang Lu
Objective
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Introducing value-based healthcare perspectives into hospital performance assessment: A scoping review Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Wenbo He, Meixuan Li, Liujiao Cao, Rui Liu, Jiuhong You, Fangyuan Jing, Jiawen Zhang, Wei Zhang, Mengling Feng
Value-based healthcare (VBHC) puts patient outcomes at the center of the healthcare process while optimizing the use of hospital resources across multiple stakeholders. This scoping review was conducted to summarize how VBHC had been represented in theory and in practice, how it had been applied to assess hospital performance, and how well it had been ultimately implemented.
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Acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-05-04 Fan Mei,Minghong Yao,Yuning Wang,Yu Ma,Yanmei Liu,Mei Wu,Zhe Wang,Liyuan Feng,Kaiyan Hu,Bin Ma
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An evaluation of reporting guidelines and Clinical Trial Registry requirements among anesthesiology journals. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-27 Chase Ladd,Mary C Greenough,Arjun K Reddy,Elizabeth Garrett,Alyssa Peterson,Aaron Pierce,David Wenger,Michael Moore,Matt Vassar
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Cost-effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination: A systematic review Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Yaqun Fu, Jingyu Zhao, Peien Han, Jiawei Zhang, Quan Wang, Qingbo Wang, Xia Wei, Li Yang, Tao Ren, Siyan Zhan, Liming Li
The COVID-19 vaccination strategy has been widely used to protect population health worldwide. This study aims to summarize the cost-effectiveness evidence of economic evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination strategies to provide evidence supporting the usage of COVID-19 vaccination, especially where the supply of COVID-19 vaccine is limited.
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Reporting quality and risk of bias of Cochrane individual participant data meta-analyses: A cross-sectional study Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Ming Liu, Ya Gao, Kelu Yang, Yitong Cai, Jianguo Xu, Dingmei Dai, Shuilin Wu, Junhua Zhang, Jinhui Tian
This study aimed to assess the reporting quality and risk of bias of Cochrane individual participant data meta-analyses (IPD-MAs).
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Traditional Chinese medicine for frozen shoulder: An evidence-based guideline Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Xiaokuan Qin, Kai Sun, Yingfang Ao, Jianping Liu, Mei Wang, Qiang Deng, Weihong Zhong, Jun liu, Shaoqiu Sun, Xiangdi Liu, Bin Shi, Xuefeng Guan, Shuangqing Du, Jun Zou, Chengliang Wu, Feng Chen, Yigong Fang, Xiaoyan Nie, Wen Mo, Jiayi Guo, Yili Zhang, Yan Dong, Xu Wei, Liguo Zhu
Frozen shoulder is a common disorder that can lead to long-lasting impairment in shoulder-related daily activities. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has played an important role in the effort to manage frozen shoulder.
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Acupuncture for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A clinical practice guideline Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-31 Xiaochao Luo, Jiali Liu, Qianrui Li, Jiping Zhao, Qiukui Hao, Ling Zhao, Yemeng Chen, Pengbin Yin, Ling Li, Fanrong Liang, Xin Sun
Is acupuncture effective in treating knee osteoarthritis (KOA)?
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Rehabilitation journal editors recognize the need for interventions targeted to improve the completeness of reporting, but there is heterogeneity in terms of strategies actually adopted: A cross-sectional web-based survey Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Tiziano Innocenti, Raymond Ostelo, Arianne Verhagen, Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Stefano Salvioli, Silvia Giagio, Alessandro Chiarotto
Reporting guidelines (RGs) have been developed by researchers, methodologists, and journal editors to enhance the quality and transparency of scientific research reporting1 and to facilitate readers’ assessment of the internal and external validity of the studies. In 2014, a joint editorial2 of 28 rehabilitation journals highlighted the need to use RGs to ensure the quality of reporting rehabilitation
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ACURATE: A guide for reporting sham controls in trials using acupuncture Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Ye-Seul Lee, Song-Yi Kim, Hyangsook Lee, Younbyoung Chae, Myeong Soo Lee
To promote better reporting quality regarding sham acupuncture in clinical trials for a precise appraisal of the adequacy of the sham acupuncture procedure.
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The intelligent experience inheritance system for Traditional Chinese Medicine Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Xue Ren, Yan Guo, Heyuan Wang, Xiang Gao, Wei Chen, Tengjiao Wang
The inheritance of knowledge and experience was crucial to the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, the existing methods of inheriting the unique clinical experience of famous veteran TCM doctors still followed the outdated and inefficient Master-Prentice schema. In addition, the inherited medical books and records were usually lack of standardization and systematization. In
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Analysis of ocular biometric parameters in patients with primary angle closure diseases at different refractive status. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Li Tang,Mengjie Fan,Lijun Zhao,Jinghua Qiu,Yao Zhang,Haijun Li,Tingting Wang,Songyang Yang,Jiao Si,Xiaohua Pan,Yachen Wang,Yihua Zhu,Ning Fan,Xuyang Liu
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Have we been underestimating the burden of heart failure? Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-16 Paulo Ferreira, Patrícia Lourenço, Alberto Freitas
In developed countries, heart failure (HF) decompensation accounts for 1–4% of all hospitalizations and is its leading cause in individuals over 65 years.1 HF represents 1–3% of the health care budget in the United States and Europe.1 The larger and most important retrospective studies on the prevalence of patients hospitalized with acute HF clarify that HF was coded as the main diagnosis and the perceived
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Cutaneous symptoms adversely affect COVID-19 severity and outcomes: The potential mechanisms and therapeutic strategies aimed at modulating IFNs. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-03-10 Manman Niu,Qi Jiang,Qian Yang,Yue Cao,Yanfang Zhang,Daoting Li,Peng Hu
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Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on reducing infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms in intensive care unit patients: A semiexperimental study with parallel controls Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine (IF 7.3) Pub Date : 2023-02-13 Wenzhi Huang, Fu Qiao, Lin Cai, Zhiyong Zong, Wei Zhang
To assess the effectiveness of daily bathing by chlorhexidine bathing on multidrug-resistant organisms in ICU, especially on carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB), carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA), and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE).