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Risk of Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Has Decreased Over Time: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Population-Based Studies

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The risk of intestinal surgery among patients with IBD has decreased over the past 6 decades, and the trend in risk of surgery over time was analyzed by meta-regression using mixed-effect models.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 623 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Inflammatory bowel disease & Population.

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The Role of Biomarkers in Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis: A Review

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the different possible settings for surgery in Ulcerative Colitis and the role various biomarkers might play in each, and highlight the importance of biomarkers in different settings.
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Immediate prophylactic vs endoscopic or symptomatic-driven azathioprine treatment to prevent surgical recurrence after intestinal resection for Crohn's disease

TL;DR: The efficacy of azathioprine in preventing surgical recurrence in Crohn's disease was compared to explore whether immediate prophylaxis after surgery is better than azithioprine started after endoscopic or clinical recurrence.
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Early Initiation of Antitumor Necrosis Factor Therapy Reduces Postoperative Recurrence of Crohn’s Disease Following Ileocecal Resection

TL;DR: Early initiation of an anti-TNF agent within 4 weeks following an ileocecal resection was associated with a reduction in postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease as mentioned in this paper .
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R: A language and environment for statistical computing.

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TL;DR: Copyright (©) 1999–2012 R Foundation for Statistical Computing; permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and permission notice are preserved on all copies.
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Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses

TL;DR: A new quantity is developed, I 2, which the authors believe gives a better measure of the consistency between trials in a meta-analysis, which is susceptible to the number of trials included in the meta- analysis.
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Quantifying heterogeneity in a meta‐analysis

TL;DR: It is concluded that H and I2, which can usually be calculated for published meta-analyses, are particularly useful summaries of the impact of heterogeneity, and one or both should be presented in publishedMeta-an analyses in preference to the test for heterogeneity.
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Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology - A proposal for reporting

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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Operating characteristics of a rank correlation test for publication bias.

TL;DR: In this paper, an adjusted rank correlation test is proposed as a technique for identifying publication bias in a meta-analysis, and its operating characteristics are evaluated via simulations, and the test statistic is a direct statistical analogue of the popular funnel-graph.
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