2022
Surgical repair of nasal septal perforations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Fermin J, Bui R, McCoul E, Alt J, Avila‐Quintero V, Chang B, Yim M. Surgical repair of nasal septal perforations: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Forum Of Allergy & Rhinology 2022, 12: 1104-1119. PMID: 34978162, DOI: 10.1002/alr.22965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNasal septal perforationEndonasal approachSurgical managementSurgical repairSeptal perforationSuccess rateElectronic database searchCINAHL Plus databasesMedian MINORS scoreRandom-effects modelUse of graftsEnglish-language studiesNSP repairPooled proportionInterposition graftMethodological IndexStudy criteriaPrimary diagnosisSurgical approachMINORS scoreInclusion criteriaOutcome measuresUnilateral flapModerate heterogeneityBilateral flaps
2021
Deficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis
Rocha M, Wang D, Avila-Quintero V, Bloch MH, Kaffman A. Deficits in hippocampal-dependent memory across different rodent models of early life stress: systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational Psychiatry 2021, 11: 231. PMID: 33879774, PMCID: PMC8058062, DOI: 10.1038/s41398-021-01352-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly life stressNovel object recognitionMorris water mazeDifferent rodent modelsContextual fear conditioningMaternal separationHippocampal-dependent memoryVentral hippocampusDorsal hippocampusRodent modelsLife stressAbnormal hippocampal developmentStandardized mean differenceSimilar cognitive deficitsWeb of ScienceModerate effect sizeCFC taskFunctional deficitsFear conditioningInclusion criteriaPreclinical studiesReduced freezingHippocampal developmentLimited beddingWater maze