Conducting umbrella reviews
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In this article , Belbasis and colleagues explain the rationale for umbrella reviews and the key steps involved in conducting an umbrella review, using a working example, and present an example of how to conduct a review.Abstract:
In this article, Lazaros Belbasis and colleagues explain the rationale for umbrella reviews and the key steps involved in conducting an umbrella review, using a working example. read more
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An umbrella review of systematic reviews on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention and management, and patient needs
TL;DR: In this paper , an umbrella review was undertaken to summarize the findings from systematic reviews on impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer treatment modification, delays, and cancellations; delays or cancellations in screening and diagnosis; psychosocial well-being, financial distress, and use of telemedicine as well as on other aspects of cancer care.
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Changes in cancer prevention and management and patient needs during the COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review of systematic reviews
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors performed an umbrella review to summarize and quantify the findings from systematic reviews on impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer treatment modification, delays and cancellations; delays or cancellations in screening and diagnosis; psychosocial well-being, financial distress, and use of telemedicine as well as on other aspects of cancer care.
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Prenatal exposure to ambient air pollutants and congenital heart defects: An umbrella review.
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors conducted a systematic search for reviews assessing the association between prenatal exposures to criteria air pollutants and CHD and found that prenatal exposure to current ambient air pollutant concentrations may increase risks for some CHD subtypes.
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Availability of evidence and comparative effectiveness for surgical versus drug interventions: an overview of systematic reviews
E. A. Zavalis,Anaïs Rameau,Anirudh Saraswathula,Joachim Vist,Ewoud Schuit,John P. A. Ioannidis +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examined the prevalence of comparisons of surgery to drug regimens, the strength of evidence of such comparisons, and whether surgery or the drug intervention was favored.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement
TL;DR: Moher et al. as mentioned in this paper introduce PRISMA, an update of the QUOROM guidelines for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses, which is used in this paper.
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Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.
TL;DR: The QUOROM Statement (QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses) as mentioned in this paper was developed to address the suboptimal reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology - A proposal for reporting
Donna F. Stroup,Jesse A. Berlin,Sally C. Morton,Ingram Olkin,G. D. Williamson,Drummond Rennie,Drummond Rennie,David Moher,Betsy Jane Becker,Theresa Ann Sipe,Stephen B. Thacker +10 more
TL;DR: A checklist contains specifications for reporting of meta-analyses of observational studies in epidemiology, including background, search strategy, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion should improve the usefulness ofMeta-an analyses for authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and decision makers.
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GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
Gordon H. Guyatt,Andrew D Oxman,Gunn Elisabeth Vist,Regina Kunz,Yngve Falck-Ytter,Pablo Alonso-Coello,Holger J. Schünemann +6 more
TL;DR: The advantages of the GRADE system are explored, which is increasingly being adopted by organisations worldwide and which is often praised for its high level of consistency.
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The “Golden Age” of Probiotics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Observational Studies in Preterm Infants
TL;DR: This meta-analysis of RCT and observational studies found that the use of probiotics was beneficial for the prevention of severe NEC, late-onset sepsis, and all-cause mortality in VLBW infants.