2020
Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Rodwin BA, Bilan VP, Merchant NB, Steffens CG, Grimshaw AA, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG. Rate of Preventable Mortality in Hospitalized Patients: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2020, 35: 2099-2106. PMID: 31965525, PMCID: PMC7351940, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05592-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInpatient deathPreventable mortalityPreventable deathsMortality rateHospital mortality rateLife expectancyRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchNumber of deathsWeb of ScienceHospital deathAdult patientsHospitalized patientsResultsSixteen studiesCase seriesPooled rateCochrane LibraryInclusion criteriaPatientsMeta-AnalysisSystematic reviewLiterature searchData extractionMortalityDeath
2019
Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Holleck JL, Merchant N, Gunderson CG. Symptom-Triggered Therapy for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2019, 34: 1018-1024. PMID: 30937668, PMCID: PMC6544709, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-04899-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptom-triggered therapyDuration of therapyAlcohol withdrawal syndromeBenzodiazepine doseWithdrawal syndromeTrial of patientsLow-risk patientsGeneral hospital settingRandomized Controlled TrialsRisk of biasTerms of mortalitySystematic literature searchStrength of evidenceBenzodiazepine dosageDose therapyMedication classesCochrane RegistryCochrane riskDose regimensAlcohol withdrawalBias toolControlled TrialsDose scheduleResultsSix studiesI2 statistic