2020
The Association Between Prescribed Opioid Receipt and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Steffens C, Sung M, Bastian LA, Edelman EJ, Brackett A, Gunderson CG. The Association Between Prescribed Opioid Receipt and Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 3315-3322. PMID: 32885375, PMCID: PMC7661588, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-06155-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-acquired pneumoniaRisk of CAPOpioid receiptCase-control studyRisk factorsIncidence of CAPNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleSystematic reviewCochrane Central RegisterImpact of opioidsChronic medical conditionsPost-operative patientsQuality Assessment ScaleCurrent opioid epidemicSystematic literature searchWeb of SciencePublic health crisisRespiratory depressionCentral RegisterCohort studyCough suppressionOpioid useControlled TrialsRespiratory infectionsDatabase inception
2018
Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis
Gunderson CG, Cherry BM, Fisher A. Do Patients with Cellulitis Need to be Hospitalized? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mortality Rates of Inpatients with Cellulitis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2018, 33: 1553-1560. PMID: 30022408, PMCID: PMC6108983, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-018-4546-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfectious Diseases SocietyOutpatient managementMortality rateDiseases SocietyNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleActual clinical evidencePneumonia severity indexCommunity-acquired pneumoniaLow-risk patientsQuality Assessment ScaleThird of deathsWorldwide mortality rateRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchInpatient mortalityRisk patientsConsecutive patientsClinical evidenceResultsEighteen studiesDiseases codesI2 statisticCommon causeInclusion criteriaStudy qualityCellulitis
2013
Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas A systematic review and meta-analysis
Gunderson CG, Chang JJ. Risk of deep vein thrombosis in patients with cellulitis and erysipelas A systematic review and meta-analysis. Thrombosis Research 2013, 132: 336-340. PMID: 23948644, DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.07.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep vein thrombosisPrevalence of DVTPooled incidence rateCompression ultrasoundIncidence rateDVT rateVein thrombosisNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleRisk of DVTOverall pooled incidence rateProximal deep vein thrombosisOverall DVT rateUnilateral limb swellingLow-risk patientsGroup of patientsQuality Assessment ScaleRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchCohort studyRisk patientsCommon presentationLimb swellingProspective studyRetrospective studyCellulitis