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Systematic review / meta-analysis 2022
Children's health

Mental disorders among adults formerly in out-of-home care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

European child & adolescent psychiatry

While children and adolescents placed in child welfare or juvenile justice out-of-home care show higher prevalence rates of mental disorders compared to the general population, it remains unclear whether this pattern persists into adulthood. A quantitative syn

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2018
Prevention and public health

Nutraceuticals in Periodontal Health: A Systematic Review on the Role of Vitamins in Periodontal Health Maintenance.

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Periodontal disease, a relevant public health problem worldwide, is generally considered a common pathology of elderly people. In this respect, there is agreement about that nutritional status may be a modifying factor in the progression and healing of the per

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2018
General medicine and research

Pancreatic stump closure techniques and pancreatic fistula formation after distal pancreatectomy: Meta-analysis and single-center experience.

PloS one

Background Pancreatic fistula/PF is the most frequent and feared complication after distal pancreatectomy/DP. However, the safest technique of pancreatic stump closure remains an ongoing debate. Here, we aimed to compare the safety of different pancreatic stum

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2018
Bones, joints and rehabilitation

Physical prognostic factors predicting outcome following lumbar discectomy surgery: systematic review and narrative synthesis.

BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Background Success rates for lumbar discectomy are estimated as 78-95% patients at 1-2 years post-surgery, supporting its effectiveness. However, ongoing pain and disability is an issue for some patients, and recurrence contributing to reoperation is reported.

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2022
Infections and immunity

Physician Burnout and the Electronic Health Record Leading Up to and During the First Year of COVID-19: Systematic Review.

Journal of medical Internet research

Background Physician burnout was first documented in 1974, and the electronic health record (EHR) has been known to contribute to the symptoms of physician burnout. Authors pondered the extent of this effect, recognizing the increased use of telemedicine durin

Randomised controlled trial 2025
Prevention and public health

Precise targeting of HIV broadly neutralizing antibody precursors in humans.

Science (New York, N.Y.)

A protective HIV vaccine will need to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) in humans, but priming rare bnAb precursor B cells has been challenging. In a double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase 1 human clinical trial, the recombinant, germline-target

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2020
Diabetes and metabolism

Prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adult Population of Pakistan: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cross-Sectional Surveys.

Annals of global health

Background The clinical and methodological diversity observed in national and regional diabetes surveys, emphasized on the need of the weighted average prevalence of diabetes. Objective To measure the pooled prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the adult

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2021
Cancer and oncology

Primary effusion lymphoma occurring in the setting of transplanted patients: a systematic review of a rare, life-threatening post-transplantation occurrence.

BMC cancer

Background Primary effusion lymphoma is a rare, aggressive large B-cell lymphoma strictly linked to infection by Human Herpes virus 8/Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpes virus. In its classic form, it is characterized by body cavities neoplastic effusions without

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2022
Children's health

Safety, Immunogenicity, and Efficacy of COVID-19 Vaccines in Adolescents, Children, and Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Frontiers in public health

Background As the epidemic progresses, universal vaccination against COVID-19 has been the trend, but there are still some doubts about the efficacy and safety of COVID-19 vaccines in adolescents, children, and even infants. Purpose To evaluate the safety, imm

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2019
Prevention and public health

Social Interventions Targeting Social Relations Among Older People at Nursing Homes: A Qualitative Synthesized Systematic Review.

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

Social relations are part of the complex set of factors affecting health and well-being in old age. This systematic review seeks to uncover whether social interventions have an effect on social and health-related measures among nursing home residents. The auth

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2021
Infections and immunity

Surgical site infection prevention and management in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review of the literature.

World journal of emergency surgery : WJES

Background Immunocompromised patients are at higher risk of surgical site infection and wound complications. However, optimal management in the perioperative period is not well established. Present systematic review aims to analyse existing strategies and inte

Systematic review / meta-analysis 2020
General medicine and research

Test accuracy of polymerase chain reaction methods against conventional diagnostic techniques for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) in patients with clinical or epidemiological suspicion of CL: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Background Molecular diagnostic tests, notably polymerase chain reaction (PCR), are highly sensitive test for Leishmania detection, which is especially relevant in chronic cutaneous lesion with lower parasite load. An accurate diagnosis is essential because of