2023
Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Wilson S, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, Stuart J, Kim D, Glen P, Duigenan S, Shorr R, Woo M, Perry J. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 235-246. PMID: 37855790, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency physician-performed pointAcute cholecystitisCare ultrasoundSystematic reviewFinal diagnosisDiagnostic accuracyEarly surgical managementAcute abdominal painMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsReference standardPositive likelihood ratioHierarchical summary receiverNegative likelihood ratioAbdominal painLikelihood ratioClinical suspicionHospital admissionDefinitive managementSurgical managementEmergency departmentBias assessmentEligible studies
2021
VTE Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Adults A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Sadeghirad B, Arabi YM, Cook DJ, Møller MH, Mehta S, Fowler RA, Burns KEA, Wells PS, Carrier M, Crowther MA, Scales DC, English SW, Kyeremanteng K, Kanji S, Kho ME, Rochwerg B. VTE Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Adults A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis. CHEST Journal 2021, 161: 418-428. PMID: 34419428, DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.08.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of DVTRandomized clinical trialsMechanical compressive deviceRisk of DVTIll adultsCombination therapyRCTs of patientsSystematic reviewAdults A Systematic ReviewCombination pharmacologic therapyCompressive devicePrimary pharmacologic agentsRisk of VTELow-certainty evidencePrevention of VTEA Systematic ReviewNetwork Meta-AnalysisFull-text reviewThromboprophylaxis agentsVenous thromboprophylaxisVTE prophylaxisRecommendations AssessmentPharmacologic therapyPulmonary embolismIll patients
2019
A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating geriatric consultation on older trauma patients.
Eagles D, Godwin B, Cheng W, Moors J, Figueira S, Khoury L, Fournier K, Lampron J. A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating geriatric consultation on older trauma patients. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2019, 88: 446-453. PMID: 31876691, DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000002571.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder trauma patientsGeriatric consultationHospital lengthOlder patientsTrauma centerSystematic reviewDelirium incidenceDischarge destinationTrauma patientsTrauma careStandard trauma carePatients 65 yearsNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsFull-text reviewHospital mortalityFirst systematic reviewCohort studyGeriatric assessmentGeriatric traumaIndependent reviewersInsufficient evidenceUnique citationsPatients