2023
Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Gunderson C, Zaman S, Lim J. Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes 2023, 14: 1811. PMID: 37761951, PMCID: PMC10531443, DOI: 10.3390/genes14091811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEffects of exerciseFatty liver diseaseHistological outcomesLiver histologyLiver diseaseClinical trialsHistological endpointsSystematic reviewSignificant histopathological improvementNAFLD activity scoreImpact of exerciseIndependent effectsRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchHistopathological improvementExercise interventionActivity scoreClinical endpointsPooled estimatesMeta-AnalysisTotal participantsLiterature searchComparison group
2022
Evidence of Racial Disparities in the Lung Cancer Screening Process: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kunitomo Y, Bade B, Gunderson CG, Akgün KM, Brackett A, Tanoue L, Bastian LA. Evidence of Racial Disparities in the Lung Cancer Screening Process: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 3731-3738. PMID: 35838866, PMCID: PMC9585128, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-07613-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer screeningLCS participationLung cancer mortalityScreening ratesWhite patientsSystematic reviewCancer mortalityPatient populationRacial disparitiesPatient studiesLung cancer screening processAllied Health Literature databasesLow-dose chestHigh-risk individualsMethodsA systematic reviewCancer screening processFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsWeb of ScienceBlack patientsDatabase inceptionCancer screeningClinical trialsInclusion criteriaProvider awareness
2021
Risk of Intestinal Necrosis With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis
Holleck JL, Roberts AE, Marhoffer EA, Grimshaw AA, Gunderson CG. Risk of Intestinal Necrosis With Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2021, 16: 489-494. PMID: 34328838, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere gastrointestinal side effectsGastrointestinal side effectsIntestinal necrosisHazard ratioSide effectsComposite outcomeOdds ratioSodium polystyrene sulfonateSystematic reviewSevere gastrointestinal adverse eventsGastrointestinal adverse eventsPooled hazard ratioRisk of biasPooled odds ratioCase-control studyPrior systematic reviewsSystematic literature searchAdverse eventsAlternative medicationsCochrane LibraryDatabase inceptionClinical trialsNecrosis rateInclusion criteriaPotential confounding