Systematic Reviews & Meta-analysis
M-A: Effects of whole grain intake, compared with refined grain, on appetite and energy intake
9 Feb, 2021 | 00:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Effects of Whole Grain Intake, Compared with Refined Grain, on Appetite and Energy Intake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
"Whole grains modestly but significantly reduced
hunger…"https://t.co/wS1Vql4KHi@nutritionorg @jnutritionorg pic.twitter.com/5UWa28wkPW— Lukas Schwingshackl (@LSchwingshackl) February 8, 2021
SR/MA: Up to a third of patients may discontinue thyroid hormone replacement and remain euthyroid
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:02h | UTCClinical Outcomes After Discontinuation of Thyroid Hormone Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Thyroid (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A Third Discontinuing Levothyroxine Have Normal Thyroid Levels – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentaries on Twitter
Hard to believe that simply treating hypothyroidism may fit into “Things We Do For No Reason.”
But >1/3 of people on thyroid replacement stay euthyroid after stopping meds.
See article for results, predictors of euthyroidism, & de-escalation strategies.https://t.co/i1f04FnbPk pic.twitter.com/fGLAbjNo5B
— David A. Cohen (@DavidACohen_MD) January 21, 2021
(thread – click for more)
#endocation #endotwitter #endotips #endorules
Hypothyroidism?: Third of Patients Treated for
Hypothyroidism May Not Require Thyroid Hormones❗️https://t.co/iAZcwFB5Ul✅Hypothyroidism: 5% of population, age dependent
✅NHANES: 6.4% reported use of levothyroxine (LT4)1/
— Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD FRCPC (@DrShmouni) January 14, 2021
SR/MA: ICU mortality from COVID-19 continued to fall in 2020, but improvement is slowing
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:18h | UTCNews release: ICU mortality from COVID-19 continued to fall in 2020, but improvement is slowing – University of Bristol
Original article: Mortality in patients admitted to intensive care with COVID‐19: an updated systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies – Anaesthesia
Commentary on Twitter
?Has mortality from COVID‐19 in patients admitted to the ICU changed again?@drrichstrong, @adk300, @emirakur and @doctimcook update their previous analysis and find that any fall in mortality rate between June and September appears to have plateaued.
?https://t.co/zp8ygzp78A pic.twitter.com/g21p3rcjY6
— ??????????? (@Anaes_Journal) February 2, 2021
Systematic review: Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:08h | UTCTelerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease – Cochrane Library
[Preprint] Meta-analysis: More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCMore than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv
Commentary: 80% of COVID-19 Patients May Have Lingering Symptoms, Signs — More than 50 effects persisted after acute infection, meta-analysis shows – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic review: Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:01h | UTCIntermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
Living systematic review on Cannabis and other plant-based treatments for chronic pain
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:01h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Minimally invasive surgery versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement
27 Jan, 2021 | 01:00h | UTCCommentary: TAVI vs Minimally Invasive AVR Yields Surprising Findings: Meta-analysis – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
Comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of miniAVR vs #TAVR. Important in the context of 'lifetime management of valves'. Thank you for the opportunity. @Shoukmed @ahmedsayed8991 @BrighamSurgery @BrighamThoracic CC:@TSRA_official @STS_CTsurgery @AATSED @ThoracicsCanada https://t.co/T1XDrebl8U pic.twitter.com/5E5eOLherA
— Sameer Hirji (@Hirji1987) January 21, 2021
Meta-analysis of observational studies: Fried-food consumption linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality
27 Jan, 2021 | 00:55h | UTCCommentaries: Fried food intake linked to heightened serious heart disease and stroke risk – The BMJ AND Expert reaction to study looking at fried food and heart disease and stroke risk – Science Media Centre
Systematic review: Payment methods for healthcare providers working in outpatient healthcare settings
27 Jan, 2021 | 00:56h | UTCSummary: Payment methods for healthcare providers in outpatient healthcare settings – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Payment methods for #healthcare providers in #outpatient healthcare settings https://t.co/wY6LKEmhbZ New @CochraneEPOC systematic review w evidence from 27 studies suggests that different payment methods can affect healthcare provider behaviour in both positive and negative ways.
— Cochrane (@cochranecollab) January 21, 2021
Systematic review: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the prone position in the operating room or in the intensive care unit
27 Jan, 2021 | 01:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
? Though the prone position is used in the OR for certain procedures and in the ICU to optimize oxygenation, prone CPR is also successful, though speed to recognize and initiate chest compressions while in the prone position is important. https://t.co/bpA9FfpfuC pic.twitter.com/JntkmQdapJ
— Anesthesia&Analgesia (@IARS_Journals) January 17, 2021
Meta-analysis: Effect of micronutrient supplements on influenza and other respiratory tract infections among adults
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:17h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Our new article in @GlobalHealthBMJ suggests that zinc supplementation could almost halve the duration of symptoms of acute respiratory infection in adults. We also found small effects of vitamins C and D supplementation to prevent ARIs. [Thread]https://t.co/aJ4VfYFiBG
— Ibraheem Abioye (@DrAbioye) January 20, 2021
Meta-analysis: Does near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography with indocyanine green reduce bile duct injuries and conversions to open surgery during laparoscopic or robotic cholecystectomy?
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:06h | UTCDoes near-infrared fluorescent cholangiography with indocyanine green reduce bile duct injuries and conversions to open surgery during laparoscopic or robotic cholecystectomy? — A meta-analysis – Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Systematic review: Indomethacin for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:02h | UTCIndomethacin for symptomatic patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants – Cochrane Library
Meta-analysis: Multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections are no better than placebo for osteoarthritis pain
25 Jan, 2021 | 00:56h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Little benefit from antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: Do antidepressants help back pain and osteoarthritis? – University of Sidney AND Antidepressants largely ineffective for back pain and osteoarthritis – The BMJ
Editorial: Antidepressants for musculoskeletal pain – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by @bmj_latest https://t.co/pBmzSx0NLk @giovanni_ef
— BMJ (@bmj_company) January 21, 2021
Meta-analysis: Colchicine reduces new cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:23h | UTCMeta-analysis Evaluating the Utility of Colchicine in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease – The American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related randomized trials: Colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease (study and commentaries) AND Low-Dose Colchicine Improves Outcomes after Myocardial Infarction (study and commentaries) AND Time-to-treatment initiation of colchicine and cardiovascular outcomes after myocardial infarction in the Colchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT) (study and commentary)
Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis Evaluating the Utility of Colchicine in Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease https://t.co/EbMATgpXn4
?Major adverse CV events 35%
?Risk of MI 27%
?Coronary revasc 39%
?Stroke 53% (0.47, CI 0.28-0.81)
?No impact on CV mortality@mencardio #colchicine— Lempira Guevara Matheus (@Lguevaramath) October 31, 2020
Meta-analysis: Clinical presentation, investigation findings, and treatment outcomes of spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This meta-analysis offers a comprehensive and objective summary of the evidence on SIH. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension should not be excluded on the basis of a non-orthostatic headache, normal neuroimaging or normal lumbar puncture opening pressure https://t.co/BcVk2ftcs3
— JAMA Neurology (@JAMANeuro) January 4, 2021
Pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapeutic strategies in difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review informing the EULAR recommendations for the management of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:08h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Prevalence of postural hypotension in primary, community and institutional care
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:09h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Outcomes of endotracheal suctioning in non-vigorous neonates born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:04h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Outcomes of non-endotracheal suctioning (non-ETS) versus ETS in non-vigorous meconium-stained neonates = no difference
Published in @ADC_FN https://t.co/raRs4uj73o pic.twitter.com/AAGQiKyc5a
— Evidence-Based Neo (@EBNEO) June 25, 2020
Meta-analysis of randomized trials: Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy decreases surgical site infections compared to standard dressings after revision total joint arthroplasty, but not primary total joint arthroplasty
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:02h | UTCClosed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Elective Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Journal of Arthroplasty (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Thrombolytic strategies versus standard anticoagulation for acute deep vein thrombosis of the lower limb
21 Jan, 2021 | 01:10h | UTCSummary: Thrombolysis for treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis – Cochrane Library
Meta-analysis: Perioperative systemic dexamethasone reduces length of stay in total joint arthroplasty
21 Jan, 2021 | 01:52h | UTCPerioperative Systemic Dexamethasone Reduces Length of Stay in Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – The Journal of Arthroplasty (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Antenatal interventions for preventing stillbirth, fetal loss and perinatal death: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews
21 Jan, 2021 | 00:59h | UTCCommentary: What are the most effective interventions during pregnancy for preventing stillbirth? – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
@CochranePCG overview of Cochrane systematic reviews included 43 Cochrane reviews that assessed 61 different ways of preventing stillbirth during pregnancy, or infant deaths around the time of birth. Read the feature https://t.co/ijf9Id8jjO & full review https://t.co/tMZsCVhs3m
— Cochrane Neonatal (@CochraneNeonate) January 7, 2021