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Dirk Bassler
Researcher at University of Zurich
Publications - 213
Citations - 7211
Dirk Bassler is an academic researcher from University of Zurich. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Bronchopulmonary dysplasia. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 189 publications receiving 5647 citations. Previous affiliations of Dirk Bassler include State University of New York System & University of Tübingen.
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Face masks for the public during the covid-19 crisis.
TL;DR: It is time to apply the precautionary principle, says Trisha Greenhalgh, as well as other leading scientists, who have argued that the current system is not fit for purpose and should be changed.
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Association between change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality: systematic review and meta-regression analysis
Matthias Briel,Matthias Briel,Ignacio Ferreira-González,John J. You,Paul J. Karanicolas,Elie A. Akl,Ping-ping Wu,Boris Blechacz,Dirk Bassler,Xinge Wei,Asheer Sharman,Irene Whitt,Suzana A. Silva,Zahira Khalid,Alain J Nordmann,Qi Zhou,Stephen D. Walter,Noah Vale,Neera Bhatnagar,Christopher O'Regan,Edward J Mills,Heiner C. Bucher,Victor M. Montori,Gordon H. Guyatt +23 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that simply increasing the amount of circulating high density lipoprotein cholesterol does not reduce the risk of coronaryHeart disease events, coronary heart disease deaths, or total deaths, and the results support reduction in lowdensity lipop protein cholesterol as the primary goal for lipid modifying interventions.
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Credibility of claims of subgroup effects in randomised controlled trials: systematic review
Xin Sun,Matthias Briel,Matthias Briel,Jason W. Busse,John J. You,Elie A. Akl,Elie A. Akl,Filip Mejza,Malgorzata M Bala,Dirk Bassler,Dominik Mertz,Natalia Diaz-Granados,Per Olav Vandvik,Per Olav Vandvik,Germán Málaga,Sadeesh Srinathan,Philipp Dahm,Bradley C. Johnston,Bradley C. Johnston,Pablo Alonso-Coello,Basil Hassouneh,Stephen D. Walter,Diane Heels-Ansdell,Neera Bhatnagar,Douglas G. Altman,Gordon H. Guyatt +25 more
TL;DR: The credibility of authors’ claims of subgroup effects, even when claims are strong, is usually low and users of the information should treat claims that fail to meet most criteria with scepticism.
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Probiotics for Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
K. Alfaleh,Dirk Bassler +1 more
TL;DR: Enteral supplementation of probiotics prevents severe NEC and all cause mortality in preterm infants and an updated review of available evidence strongly supports a change in practice.
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Prevalence, characteristics, and publication of discontinued randomized trials.
Benjamin Kasenda,Erik von Elm,John J. You,Anette Blümle,Yuki Tomonaga,Ramon Saccilotto,Alain Amstutz,Theresa Bengough,Joerg J Meerpohl,Mihaela Stegert,Kari A.O. Tikkinen,Kari A.O. Tikkinen,Ignacio Neumann,Ignacio Neumann,Alonso Carrasco-Labra,Alonso Carrasco-Labra,Markus Faulhaber,Sohail M. Mulla,Dominik Mertz,Elie A. Akl,Elie A. Akl,Elie A. Akl,Dirk Bassler,Jason W. Busse,Ignacio Ferreira-González,Francois Lamontagne,Alain J Nordmann,Viktoria Gloy,Heike Raatz,Lorenzo Moja,Rachel Rosenthal,Shanil Ebrahim,Shanil Ebrahim,Stefan Schandelmaier,Sun Xin,Sun Xin,Per Olav Vandvik,Bradley C. Johnston,Bradley C. Johnston,Martin A. Walter,Bernard Burnand,Matthias Schwenkglenks,Lars G. Hemkens,Heiner C. Bucher,Gordon H. Guyatt,Matthias Briel,Matthias Briel +46 more
TL;DR: Great efforts are needed to ensure the reporting of trial discontinuation to research ethics committees and the publication of results of discontinued trials, with poor recruitment being the most frequently reported reason.