2022
Indoor Versus Outdoor: Does Occupational Sunlight Exposure Increase Melanoma Risk? A Systematic Review
Maduka R, Tai K, Gonsai R, DeWalt N, Chetty A, Brackett A, Olino K, Schneider E, Ahuja V. Indoor Versus Outdoor: Does Occupational Sunlight Exposure Increase Melanoma Risk? A Systematic Review. Journal Of Surgical Research 2022, 283: 274-281. PMID: 36423476, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous melanomaSystematic reviewOutdoor occupationsGrading of RecommendationsChronic occupational exposureRetrospective case controlInternational Prospective RegisterNew cancer casesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsInitial database searchFull-text screeningCutaneous melanoma developmentEvidence certaintyCohort studyScreening recommendationsCommon cancerRisk factorsStudy protocolProspective RegisterCase ascertainmentCancer casesOccupational exposureStudy qualityCase control
2018
Association of Parathyroid Hormone Level With Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia: A Systematic Review
Mathur A, Nagarajan N, Kahan S, Schneider E, Zeiger M. Association of Parathyroid Hormone Level With Postthyroidectomy Hypocalcemia: A Systematic Review. JAMA Surgery 2018, 153: 69-76. PMID: 29167863, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.3398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid hormone levelsPTH thresholdPTH levelsPrognostic significancePostthyroidectomy hypocalcemiaHormone levelsSystematic reviewTrue prognostic significanceAdditional prospective studiesEarly predictive markerDevelopment of hypocalcemiaFull-text publicationsLaboratory drawsTotal thyroidectomyCalcium supplementationCochrane DatabaseParathyroid hormoneProspective studyPredictive markerIndependent reviewersHypocalcemiaStudy characteristicsThyroidectomyHypocalcaemiaInitial search
2015
MicroRNA Expression and Association with Clinicopathologic Features in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review
Han P, Weng C, Khawaja H, Nagarajan N, Schneider E, Umbricht C, Witwer K, Zeiger M. MicroRNA Expression and Association with Clinicopathologic Features in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review. Thyroid 2015, 25: 1322-1329. PMID: 26414548, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2015.0193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAggressive clinicopathologic featuresPapillary thyroid cancerClinicopathologic featuresThyroid cancerRoutine central lymph node dissectionSystematic reviewCentral lymph node dissectionMiR expression levelsLymph node dissectionLymph node metastasisLarger tumor sizeUseful prognostic markerExpression levelsWeb of ScienceFull-text publicationsNode dissectionLymphovascular invasionDistant metastasisIndependent predictorsNode metastasisAggressive featuresPrognostic significanceProspective studyTumor sizePrognostic markerOutcome of delirium in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis
Salluh J, Wang H, Schneider E, Nagaraja N, Yenokyan G, Damluji A, Serafim R, Stevens R. Outcome of delirium in critically ill patients: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ 2015, 350: h2538. PMID: 26041151, PMCID: PMC4454920, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitIll patientsCare unitCognitive impairmentSystematic reviewOutcome of deliriumProspective observational cohortThird of patientsLength of stayIdentification of deliriumRandom-effects modelMeta-regression analysisSedation managementDelirium screeningControl patientsObservational cohortCardiac surgeryMechanical ventilationIntensive careCochrane LibraryLanguage restrictionsClinical endpointsSubstance withdrawalClinical trialsOrgan/tissue transplantationConventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nagarajan N, Najafian A, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Olson M. Conventional smears versus liquid-based preparations for thyroid fine-needle aspirates: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of The American Society Of Cytopathology 2015, 4: 253-260. PMID: 31051762, DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2015.02.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFine-needle aspirationLiquid-based preparationsThyroid fine-needle aspirationConventional smearsLower riskInadequate smearsConsecutive thyroid fine-needle aspirationsTitle/abstract screeningDouble data extractionRisk of biasThyroid fine-needle aspiratesFine needle aspiratesFollowing outcomesStatistical heterogeneityObservational studySystematic reviewThyroid nodulesAbstract screeningSmearsLack of consensusData extractionRelevant studiesFurther studiesFull textRisk