Ma, Hao-Yang Chen, Shuang Cao, Wei-Dong Min, Cui-Ting
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Renal failure
Accumulative studies showed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) was up-regulated in the blood and urine from patients diagnosed with lupus nephritis (LN) and that it might be used as a novel biomarker for active LN. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the diagnostic value of TWEAK in active LN. We searched the ...
Lee, Ming-Chia Peng, Tzu-Rong Lee, Chih-Hsin Wang, Jann-Yuan Lee, Jen-Ai Chen, Shih-Ming Shiang, Jeng-Chuan
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Journal of affective disorders
Evidence regarding whether statin use is associated with depression is inconsistent. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to investigate this association. We searched PubMed, the Cochrane Library, and the EMBASE database, limiting the search to human patients and articles written in English and published by March 31, 2020. The Newcastle-Ottawa s...
Zhang, Qingyu Dong, Jinlei Zhou, Dongsheng Liu, Fanxiao
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Surgical infections
Background: Circulating D-dimer and fibrinogen are both emerging as promising biomarkers for the diagnosis of peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI), but their clinical values still remain disputable. This study aims to evaluate and compare the accuracy of circulating D-dimer and fibrinogen in the diagnosis of suspected PJI. Methods: We conducted a ...
Hallam, Craig Simmonds-Buckley, Melanie Kellett, Stephen Greenhill, Beth Jones, Andrew
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Psychology and psychotherapy
This paper sought to conduct a meta-analysis of the effectiveness and durability of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) and assess the acceptability of CAT in terms of dropout rates. Systematic review and meta-analysis. PROSPERO registration: CRD42018086009. Searches identified CAT treatment outcome studies eligible to be narratively synthesized. Pre-...
Koushki, Mehdi Amiri-Dashatan, Nasrin Pourfarjam, Yasin Doustimotlagh, Amir Hossein
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Postgraduate medical journal
Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Data have shown that garlic has anti-inflammatory activity; however, the findings are inconclusive and inconsistent. We aimed to evaluate the impact of garlic intake on inflammatory mediators through systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data. Electronic databases were completely investigate...
Petrelli, Fausto Ghidini, Michele Rausa, Emanuele Ghidini, Antonio Cabiddu, Mary Borgonovo, Karen Ghilardi, Mara Parati, Maria Chiara Pietrantonio, Filippo Sganzerla, Paolo
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Canadian journal of diabetes
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with an elevated risk of various cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). Similarly, pre-existing DM may also influence prognosis among patients with CRC. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between DM and risk of death and relapse after a diagnosis of CRC. PubMed, Sco...
Steffens, Niklas K LaRue, Crystal J Haslam, Catherine Walter, Zoe C Cruwys, Tegan Munt, Katie A Haslam, S Alexander Jetten, Jolanda Tarrant, Mark
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Health psychology review
There is growing evidence that social identity processes play an important role in a range of health outcomes. However, we know little about the nature and effectiveness of interventions that build social identification with the aim of promoting health. In the present research, we systematically review and meta-analyze interventions that build soci...
Kim, Dong Hwan Hong, Seung Baek Choi, Sang Hyun Kim, So Yeon Shim, Ju Hyun Lee, Ji Sung Choi, Joon-Il Kim, Suk
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Xieyi, Guo Xiaohong, Tang Xiaofang, Wu Zi, Li
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Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
An increasing number of studies have focused on whether peritoneal dialysis (PD) can be used for the urgent initiation of dialysis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We performed this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the feasibility and safety of urgent-start PD compared with those of planned PD and urgent-start hemodialy...
Amegadzie, Joseph Emil Gorgui, Jessica Acheampong, Lily Gamble, John-Michael Farrell, Jamie Gao, Zhiwei
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The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
To determine the safety and effectiveness of current pharmacotherapies consisting of long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) and/or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in patients with asthma-COPD overlap. A systematic search was conducted using the PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases up to June 2018. Only studies comparing the safety and effectiveness...
