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Combination Tests in the Diagnosis of Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Systematic Review and Development of a Stepwise Clinical Decision-Making Tool.
Abdelbary H, Cheng W, Ahmadzai N, Carli AV, Shea BJ, Hutton B, Fergusson DA, Beaulé PE. Combination Tests in the Diagnosis of Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Systematic Review and Development of a Stepwise Clinical Decision-Making Tool. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2020, 102: 114-124. PMID: 32870618, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.20.00097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adult patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Klompas M, Kyeremanteng K, Mehta S, English SW, Muscedere J, Cook DJ, Torres A, Ranzani OT, Fox-Robichaud AE, Alhazzani W, Munshi L, Guyatt GH, Rochwerg B. Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adult patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis. Intensive Care Medicine 2020, 46: 1170-1179. PMID: 32306086, PMCID: PMC7223448, DOI: 10.1007/s00134-020-06036-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBronchoalveolar LavageBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCritical IllnessHumansPneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedRespiration, ArtificialSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaEndotracheal aspiratesChest radiographyDiagnosis of VAPBronchoscopic sampling methodsIll adult patientsPhysical examination findingsEnglish-language studiesUnnecessary antimicrobial useAdult patientsVAP diagnosisPurulent secretionsExamination findingsPhysical examinationClinical indicatorsAntibiotic treatmentHistopathological analysisStudy qualitySystematic reviewAntimicrobial usePooled sensitivityDiagnosisPneumoniaReference standardRadiographyAccuracy of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and Clinical Index of Stable Febrile Neutropenia (CISNE) scores for predicting serious complications in adult patients with febrile neutropenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Zheng B, Toarta C, Cheng W, Taljaard M, Reaume N, Perry JJ. Accuracy of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) and Clinical Index of Stable Febrile Neutropenia (CISNE) scores for predicting serious complications in adult patients with febrile neutropenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology 2020, 149: 102922. PMID: 32244162, DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102922.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic AgentsFebrile NeutropeniaFeverHumansNeoplasmsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeConceptsMultinational AssociationSupportive careSerious complicationsClinical indicesPooled sensitivitySystematic reviewFebrile neutropenia patientsCISNE scoreMASCC scoreFebrile neutropeniaAcute settingAdult patientsCochrane DatabaseNeutropenia patientsPatientsComplicationsScoresCancerCareAssociationSpecificityNeutropeniaMASCCEMBASEReview
2022
Performance of single serum progesterone in the evaluation of symptomatic first-trimester pregnant patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ghaedi B, Cheng W, Ameri S, Abdulkarim K, Costain N, Zia A, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V. Performance of single serum progesterone in the evaluation of symptomatic first-trimester pregnant patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 24: 611-621. PMID: 35921048, DOI: 10.1007/s43678-022-00332-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousFemaleHumansPredictive Value of TestsPregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstProgesteroneSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsNon-viable pregnancyPregnancy viabilityViable pregnancyDiagnostic odds ratioProgesterone levelsFirst trimester pregnant patientsSingle serum progesterone levelSingle serum progesteroneUseful prognostic informationSerum progesterone levelsValue of progesteroneSensitivity 91.3Pregnant patientsSymptomatic patientsCochrane DatabaseFirst trimesterSerum progesteronePrognostic informationOdds ratioPrevalence ratesPatientsPregnancySummary estimatesSpecificity 75Predictive value