2020
Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis
Wu X, Khunte M, Payabvash S, Zhu C, Brackett A, Matouk CC, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Outcomes after Thrombectomy for Minor Stroke: A Meta-Analysis. World Neurosurgery 2020, 149: e1140-e1154. PMID: 33359881, DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic intracranial hemorrhageBest medical managementMedical managementMechanical thrombectomyExcellent outcomesBetter outcomesImmediate thrombectomyMinor strokeIncidence of sICHLarge vessel occlusionSignificant selection biasStroke symptomatologyIntravenous thrombolysisBaseline characteristicsPooled proportionIntracranial hemorrhageOdds ratioThrombectomyMT outcomesMeta-AnalysisPatientsMortalityOutcomesStrokeSelection bias
2019
Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Corcoran KL, Bastian LA, Gunderson CG, Steffens C, Brackett A, Lisi AJ. Association Between Chiropractic Use and Opioid Receipt Among Patients with Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Pain Medicine 2019, 21: e139-e145. PMID: 31560777, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnz219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid receiptSpinal painChiropractic useOpioid prescriptionsChiropractic careSystematic reviewMeta-AnalysisChiropractic usersProportion of patientsCase-control studyPairs of reviewersCase management strategiesNoncancer painNeck painRandom effects analysisCohort studyOpioid useBack painDatabase inceptionInverse associationOdds ratioBias assessmentInclusion criteriaLower oddsCurrent evidence