2001
Therapy for Helicobacter pylori in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.
Laine L, Schoenfeld P, Fennerty M. Therapy for Helicobacter pylori in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2001, 134: 361-9. PMID: 11242496, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-134-5-200103060-00008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori eradication therapyNonulcer dyspepsiaPylori eradication therapyEradication therapyControl therapyOdds ratioH. pyloriHelicobacter pyloriDefinition of dyspepsiaDuplicate data extractionEnd of therapyH. pylori infectionAnalysis of trialsPylori infectionCombination therapyMethodologic qualityTreatment successDyspepsiaPersistent infectionReference listsTherapyPatientsStudy designPrimary investigatorPylori
1991
Nosocomial Pneumonia and the Role of Gastric pH A Meta-Analysis
Cook D, Laine L, Guyatt G, Raffin T. Nosocomial Pneumonia and the Role of Gastric pH A Meta-Analysis. CHEST Journal 1991, 100: 7-13. PMID: 1676361, DOI: 10.1378/chest.100.1.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress ulcer prophylaxisUse of sucralfateIncidence of pneumoniaUlcer prophylaxisNosocomial pneumoniaIll patientsGastric pHHistamine-2 receptor antagonistsLarger prospective randomized trialsPercent risk reductionTrial of prophylaxisProspective randomized trialsComputerized bibliographic searchDuplicate independent reviewEffect of antacidIndependent reviewProphylactic therapyRandomized trialsDecreased incidenceControl therapyOdds ratioCommon odds ratioLower incidenceMethodologic deficienciesPneumonia