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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Insulin therapy is essential for managing hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes mellitus when oral or non-insulin injectable agents are no longer effective. However, the comparative effectiveness and safety of different insulin regimens remain uncertain. We aimed to compare the effects of basal, basal-bolu…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) patients with visceral disease (VD) represent a high-risk subgroup associated with poor prognosis. Despite the introduction of treatment intensification strategies, the optimal systemic therapy for these patients remains unclear. This networ…

BACKGROUND: The optimal endovascular method to treat infrapopliteal chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) remains to be determined, given the limitations of stent use in infrapopliteal artery disease. We performed a network meta-analysis (NWM) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to simultaneously compare the outc…

BACKGROUND: Previous network meta-analyses have focused on individuals with dementia or intervention delivery formats. The comparative effectiveness of reminiscence-based therapies in older adults without diagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia remains unclear. This study aimed to identify which reminisce…

BACKGROUND: Severe lupus nephritis (LN) remains difficult to manage despite standard immunosuppressive therapy. Immunoadsorption (IA) has been increasingly used as an adjunctive treatment. However, comparative evidence across different IA columns is limited. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review and Bayesian netwo…

Patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are over-represented in psychiatric services, and their suicide mortality is markedly higher than that of the general population. This network meta-analysis evaluated and compared the efficacy and safety of pharmacological treatments for symptoms of BPD. A systematic…

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women worldwide and poses significant challenges because of its high incidence and treatment-related sequelae. Although the benefits of physical exercise across treatment phases are well documented, evidence specifically assessing its effects during chemother…

BACKGROUND: The optimal hypoabsorptive surgical approach for management of severe obesity remains unclear. AIM: To perform a network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) comparing Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB), SADI-S (single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy), one anastomo…

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is a non-pharmacological strategy to prevent stroke and systemic emboli in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data regarding its safety and efficacy profile compared to different oral anti-coagulant regimens remain limited. METH…

AIMS: Obesity, one of the most frequent health risks, represents a global public health problem. The potential impact of L-carnitine, a vital nutrient for energy metabolism, on weight loss is worth considering. However, given the inconclusive results from recent meta-analyses on L-carnitine, we conducted an umbrella me…

BACKGROUND: Cancer cachexia is a severe metabolic syndrome marked by skeletal muscle atrophy. A successful clinical intervention for cancer cachexia is currently lacking. The study of cachexia mechanisms is largely based on preclinical animal models and the availability of high-throughput transcriptomic datasets of cac…

Growth hormone (GH) has a long-standing history of use as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of poor ovarian response (POR), but the optimal dosage and timing remains unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the efficacy of different GH supplementation protocols through a network meta-analysis (NM…

PURPOSE: Quinone oxidoreductase (NQO1) C609T polymorphisms have been implicated in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) risk, but previously published studies were inconsistent and recent meta-analyses were not adequate. The aim of this study was to determine more precise estimations for the relationship between the NQO1…

From 1983 to 1987, the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) conducted a multicenter clinical trial (CSP #207) to determine whether four different antiplatelet regimens compared to placebo could prevent the occlusion of grafts following coronary artery bypass surgery. The study showed t…

BACKGROUND: The success rate of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) varies with the patient population studied. Prearrest variables have been used to identify groups of patients with a particularly low rate of survival following CPR. The purpose of this study was to use the technique of meta-analysis to identify prearr…

Network meta-analysis (NMA) usually provides estimates of the relative effects with the highest possible precision. However, sparse networks with few available studies and limited direct evidence can arise, threatening the robustness and reliability of NMA estimates. In these cases, the limited amount of available info…

STUDY DESIGN: The present study was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) statement. OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to conduct a systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses comparing ACDR with fusion for treating CDDD in order to assist decision make…

CONTEXT: Many studies report volume abnormalities in diverse brain structures in patients with various mental health conditions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether there is evidence for an excess number of statistically significant results in studies of brain volume abnormalities that suggest the presence of bias in the l…

We examined the influence of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) on mortality in patients with heart failure of both ischaemic or non-ischaemic origin. Eleven, randomized, placebo-controlled trials of ACE inhibitors involving 1266 patients were selected. The follow-up period varied from 3 to 6 mon…

PURPOSE: To examine the differential effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on overt bleeding, clinically important bleeding, and mortality in critically ill patients. DATA IDENTIFICATION: Computerized bibliographic search of published and unpublished research. STUDY SELECTION: Independent review of 168 articles identifi…