Evidence-Based Medicine: A FINER PICO Analysis.
Advances in skin & wound care
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Fisher Peter·Lancet (London, England)
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Linde Klaus, Jonas Wayne·Lancet (London, England)
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Barfod Toke·Ugeskrift for laeger
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Scholten R J, de Beurs E, Bouter L M·Lancet (London, England)
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Furukawa T A·Lancet (London, England)
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Lépine P·Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien
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Del Ponte Emerson M, Barro Jhonatan P, Madden Laurence V·Plant disease
Meta-analysis (MA) is increasingly adopted in agricultural and ecological sciences, fields at the interface with plant pathology. Our review of the use of MA in the field since 1999 identified 79 original research papers. Fifty percent of these works were published in two American Phytopathological Society journals, em…
Jackson Dan, Viechtbauer Wolfgang, van Aert Robbie C M·Statistics in medicine
A wide variety of methods are available to estimate the between-study variance under the univariate random-effects model for meta-analysis. Some, but not all, of these estimators have been extended so that they can be used in the multivariate setting. We begin by extending the univariate generalised method of moments,…
Craig Aulisi Lydia, Markell-Goldstein Hannah M, Cortina Jose M, +3 more·Psychological methods
Meta-analyses in the psychological sciences typically examine moderators that may explain heterogeneity in effect sizes. One of the most commonly examined moderators is gender. Overall, tests of gender as a moderator are rarely significant, which may be because effects rarely differ substantially between men and women.…
Wang Li, Wei Jiantong, Qian Zhi, +1 more·Medicine
BACKGROUND: At present, there is no systematic evaluation on whether ultrasonic-guided acupotomy is more effective compared with anatomical guidance in knee osteoarthritis. We conducted a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis to provide a method for evaluating the effectiveness and safety of acupotomy by ult…
Chen Wangkun, Yu Junchi, Li Suting·Medicine
BACKGROUND: Pei Yuan Tong Nao (PYTN) capsules has been widely used for the treatment of cerebrovascular disease, including cerebral infarction. However, the mechanisms of action of PYTN capsule on cerebral infarction are ambiguous and unclear. We conducted a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate…
Zeng Jing, Liu Qing, Lei Zhengfang, +2 more·Medicine
BACKGROUND: Integrated neuromuscular training (INT) is a comprehensive and holistic training method. It combines general functional movement training with specialized strength, balance, speed, sensitivity, coordination, enhanced training or rapid telescopic compound training. From the existing research results, the mec…
Tian Jun, Hu Li-Bing, Wu Miao, +5 more·Medicine
BACKGROUND: To compare and rank the clinical effects of different acupuncture and acupuncture-related therapies on patients with poststroke cognitive impairment. METHODS: We evaluated the direct and indirect evidence from relevant studies using network meta-analysis. Eight databases were examined in order to find rand…
Zhang Jili, Zhang Xiaopeng, Bian Jinyi, +1 more·Medicine
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of magnetic resonance hysterosalpingography (MR-HSG) for fallopian tubal occlusion in the context of female infertility when compared to the diagnostic performance of hysterosalpingosonography in evaluation of fallopian tubal occlusion of female infertility. METHODS: W…
Xiong Gang, Hu Lijun, Hu Chenglian, +1 more·Medicine
BACKGROUND: Hemodialysis patients usually have sleep disturbance at varying degrees, which seriously affects the therapeutic efficacy and quality of life. Therefore, improving the sleep quality of hemodialysis patients is the key during treatment. Acupoint therapy can improve the sleep quality of patients. However, gui…
Wu Yijun, Chai Xiaoli·Medicine
BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, there is no comprehensive evidence quantifying the plausibility of the association between maternal free sugar intake during pregnancy and the development of offspring's allergic diseases. Thus, this systematic review examines the weight of evidence for causality from cohort studies on the…
Capasso Letizia, Pacella Daniela, Migliaro Fiorella, +2 more·PloS one
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in preterm infants due to primary surfactant deficiency. Surfactant replacement has greatly improved the short and long term prognosis of RDS but its administration criteria remain uncertain. Lung ultrasound has been recently shown as a n…
Liu Quanxin, Li Tao, Feng Zhangdong, +1 more·Medicine
BACKGROUND: Common bile duct stone (CBDS) is typically manifested with abdominal pain, chills, fever, and jaundice. Laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration (LTCBDE) and endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) are currently the main minimally invasive methods for the treatment of CBDS. However, there are few studi…
Chen Chunmian, Yang Yafang, Ye Xinwu, +3 more·Medicine
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of aerobic exercise (AE) on cognition function in people with schizophrenia (SZ) during daily nursing. METHODS: The literature search will be conducted via PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science. Weighted mean difference (WMD) or standardized mean difference (SMD) and 95%…