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
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