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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
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 ResearchConceptsMultinational AssociationSupportive careSerious complicationsClinical indicesPooled sensitivitySystematic reviewFebrile neutropenia patientsCISNE scoreMASCC scoreFebrile neutropeniaAcute settingAdult patientsCochrane DatabaseNeutropenia patientsPatientsComplicationsScoresCancerCareAssociationSpecificityNeutropeniaMASCCEMBASEReviewPrognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Taljaard M, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kyeremanteng K, Perry JJ. Prognostic Accuracy of the HEART Score for Prediction of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Presenting With Chest Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2018, 26: 140-151. PMID: 30375097, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13649.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedChest PainEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentConceptsMajor adverse cardiac eventsPrediction of MACEAdverse cardiac eventsHEART scorePrediction of mortalityChest painMyocardial infarctionPrognostic accuracyCardiac eventsTIMI scoreLow-risk thresholdSystematic reviewPrediction of MIMyocardial Infarction (TIMI) scoreAdult ED patientsChest pain patientsShort-term incidenceClinical decision instrumentWeb of ScienceAdult patientsPain patientsED patientsRisk stratificationCochrane DatabasePatient population
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
2018
Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Fernando SM, Tran A, Taljaard M, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Seely AJE, Perry JJ. Prognostic Accuracy of the Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment for Mortality in Patients With Suspected Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 168: 266-275. PMID: 29404582, DOI: 10.7326/m17-2820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuick Sequential Organ Failure AssessmentPrediction of mortalitySequential Organ Failure AssessmentOrgan Failure AssessmentIntensive care unitNon-ICU populationSIRS criteriaICU populationAdult patientsPooled specificityEmergency departmentPooled sensitivityPrognostic accuracySystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaShort-term mortalityScreening of patientsFailure AssessmentEnglish-language studiesSyndrome criteriaTreatment initiationCare unitPatient selectionStudy qualityEmergency physiciansHospital wards