2022
What is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Meulenkamp B, Woolnough T, Cheng W, Stacey D, Richards M, Gupta A, Fergusson D, Graham I. What is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2022, 7: 2473011421s00804. PMCID: PMC9673542, DOI: 10.1177/2473011421s00804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute Achilles tendon ruptureAchilles tendon ruptureTendon ruptureRisk of reruptureOpen surgeryLower riskFunctional rehabilitationRandom-effects Bayesian networkPatient-reported outcome scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresPrimary immobilizationSmall sample sizeOpen surgical repairRisk of complicationsRandomized Controlled TrialsMultiple treatment optionsNetwork Meta-AnalysisSpecific patient populationsStudy treatment armsConsiderable clinical heterogeneityGrey literature sourcesTraditional study designsChronic rupturesMIS repairDeep infection
2021
What Is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Meulenkamp B, Woolnough T, Cheng W, Shorr R, Stacey D, Richards M, Gupta A, Fergusson D, Graham ID. What Is the Best Evidence to Guide Management of Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2021, 479: 2119-2131. PMID: 34180874, PMCID: PMC8445578, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001861.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute Achilles tendon ruptureAchilles tendon ruptureTendon ruptureRisk of reruptureOpen surgeryLower riskFunctional rehabilitationSystematic reviewRandom-effects Bayesian networkPatient-reported outcome scoresPatient-reported outcome measuresPrimary immobilizationSmall sample sizeGrades of RecommendationOpen surgical repairRisk of complicationsMultiple treatment optionsNetwork Meta-AnalysisRandomized Controlled TrialsMeta-analysis extension statementSpecific patient populationsStudy treatment armsConsiderable clinical heterogeneityPreferred Reporting ItemsRisk of performanceThromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wong BM, Perry JJ, Cheng W, Zheng B, Guo K, Taljaard M, Skanes AC, Stiell IG. Thromboembolic events following cardioversion of acute atrial fibrillation and flutter: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 23: 500-511. PMID: 33715143, DOI: 10.1007/s43678-021-00103-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral anticoagulation useAcute atrial fibrillationAnticoagulation useThromboembolic eventsAtrial fibrillationThromboembolic riskFlutter patientsInsufficient evidencePrimary analysisSecondary analysisDerSimonian-Laird random-effects modelSafety of cardioversionPrognostic Studies toolRisk of biasRandom-effects modelBackgroundRecent studiesInclusion criteriaMAIN OUTCOMELower riskFibrillationSystematic reviewEvent ratesCardioversionMore studiesPatients