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The association of depression with mortality and major adverse limb event outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Scierka LE, Mena-Hurtado C, Ahmed ZV, Yousef S, Arham A, Grimshaw AA, Harris KM, Burg M, Vriens PW, Heyligers J, Lee M, Yazgan I, Smolderen KG. The association of depression with mortality and major adverse limb event outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 320: 169-177. PMID: 36179780, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse limb eventsPeripheral artery diseaseAssociation of depressionCause mortalityArtery diseaseDepressive symptomsSystematic reviewAdverse limb eventsAdverse prognostic outcomeCoronary artery diseaseRisk of biasImportant comorbidityPoor outcomeAdverse outcomesPrognostic outcomesPooled resultsRisk factorsObservational studyTreatment statusLimb eventsDepression severityPatientsLarger sample sizeMortalityRisk estimates
2024
Association of Undernutrition With Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Systematic Review
Scierka L, Cleman J, Brice A, Grimshaw A, Soedamah-Muthu S, Mena-Hurtado C, Smolderen K. Association of Undernutrition With Mortality and Amputation Outcomes in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischaemia: A Systematic Review. European Journal Of Vascular And Endovascular Surgery 2024 PMID: 39216793, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.08.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic limb-threatening ischaemiaNutritional screening toolsLimb-threatening ischaemiaRisk of deathValidity of nutrition screening toolsSystematic reviewScreening toolEffect sizeStatistically significant increased riskNutritional statusIndicators of undernutritionModifiable risk factorsStatistically significant increased risk of deathRandomised controlled trialsQuality of evidenceCertainty of evidenceNutritional status measuresIncreased risk of deathCase-control studySystematic literature searchAmputation outcomesStatus measuresCase-control study of patientsData extractionCohort study