a systematic review and analysis

... surfaces, ability to phagocytize bacteria, and intracellular bactericidal processes [70] Boelaert and colleagues [71] have also proposed an alternative explanation for the impaired ability of macrophages ... 0182 January 2007 | Volume | Issue | e20 Tobacco and Biomass Smoke and TB Table Quality Assessment and Subgroup Analysis: Tobacco Smoking and TB Disease Category Measure or Outcome Study Characteristics ... quantity Association between smoking and death from TB for both rural and urban participants Association between smoking and death from TB Findings Tobacco and Biomass Smoke and TB January 2007...

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... Zhang DY Intracranial tuberculoma in a liver transplant patient: first reported case and review of the literature Am J Transplant 2003;3:88-93 Al-Moamary MS, Al-Baz S, Alothman A, Memish Z, AlJahdali ... 2):66 7A 59 D’Antiga L, Dhawan A, Portmann B, Francavilla R, Rela M, Heaton N, Mieli-Vergani G Late cellular rejection in paediatric liver transplantation: aetiology and outcome Transplantation ... Niiya T, Kaneko J, Makuuchi M Resection of a pulmonary lesion after liver transplantation: report of a case Surg Today 2005;35:976-978 Alothman A, Al Abdulkareem A, Al Hemsi B, Issa S, Al Sarraj...

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... original idea for the paper and vouches for the integrity of the analysis DW, UM and MVG extracted and analysed the data All authors collaborated in interpreting the data and writing the manuscript ... occupational exposure to asbestos Only studies that applied an internationally accepted quality standard for lung function testing (i.e ATS standard, ERS standard) and that provided information about ... obtain a single estimate for each study within each radiological category (A- C) A random effects model was used to calculate overall estimates for each radiological category We calculated I2 as...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... Naito M, Suzukamo Y, Nakayama T, Hamajima N, Fukuhara S: Linguistic adaptation and validation of the General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) in an elderly Japanese population J Public Health ... M, Bedi R, Zaki AS: Translation and validation of an Arabic version of the UK oral health related quality of life measure (OHQoL-UK) in Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia Community Dent Health 2003, ... Sanders AE, Slade GD, Allen PF, Lahti S, Nuttall N, Spencer AJ: How age and tooth loss affect oral health impacts and quality of life? A study comparing two national samples Community Dent Oral...

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... quotient in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review and meta -analysis of the literature Annals of General Psychiatry 2010 9:40 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: ... PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration PLoS Med 2009, 6: e1000100 Nelson HE: National Adult ... (measured by Body Mass Index (BMI)) and IQ levels With these questions in mind, a systematic review of the literature and meta -analysis with the available data on IQ in AN were conducted to address...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... CPW and ELM participated in the study design, data acquisition and analysis, and in manuscript preparation PJE participated in data acquisition and in manuscript preparation All authors read and ... overall meta -analysis results in the randomized clinical trials Comparison of (a) the forced vital capacity (FVC) and (b) the diffusing overall meta -analysis results in the randomized clinical ... two cases of hemorrhagic cystitis [17] and several cases of hematuria – one case in Valentini and colleagues [18], two cases in Hoyles and colleagues [10] and nine cases in Tashkin and colleagues...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... their data as means and standard deviations, unfortunately, these data were not available Therefore, we conducted a meta -analysis of the three papers that present their data as means and SDs ... this article as: Haga et al.: The effect of tight glycaemic control, during and after cardiac surgery, on patient mortality and morbidity: A systematic review and meta -analysis Journal of Cardiothoracic ... or maintained below a higher limit (normal control); (3) that presented original study data, or data that was extracted from a larger systematic review, and (4) showed random allocation of patients...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... meta -analysis Data analysis All data analyses were performed by use of Review Manager software (RevMan Version 5.0.14 Copenhagen: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2008) Statistical ... the standard deviation of the mean plantar fascia thickness values Eleven studies with a total 379 CPHP participants and 434 control participants were included in this analysis Statistical heterogeneity ... in the review process and commented on the draft manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Additional material Additional file Description of search strategy A detailed description...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... ‘long axis’ maximum tibial acceleration; decreased rate of tibial acceleration; and decreased shock wave transmission as a ratio of maximum tibial acceleration However, Alcantara and colleagues ... a foot model of rearfoot (three calcaneal markers), forefoot (markers located at the navicular, th metatarsal head and st metatarsal head) and hallux segments (distal hallux marker) Motion was ... Additional file 2: Spatio-temporal variables for barefoot and shod running Additional file 3: Kinematic variables for barefoot and shod walking Additional file 4: Kinematic variables for barefoot and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... meta -analysis Journal of Educational Statistics 1983, 8:157-159 33 Janssen J, Diaz-Caneja A, Reig S, Bombin I, Mayoral M, Parellada M, Graell M, Moreno D, Zabala A, Vazquez VG, Desco M, Arango ... third reviewer (MM) Data synthesis The data were analysed using Comprehensive MetaAnalysis version 2, a dedicated meta -analysis programme (BioStat, Inc, Englewood, NJ) The analysis was based on all ... McNeil TF: Are neurological abnormalities in schizophrenic patients and their siblings the result of perinatal trauma? Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 2000, 101:142-147 32 Orwin RG: A fail-safe N for...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... Tablet OR lozenge” AND “random*” 280 abstacts were obtained when using “bupropion” and “smoking” and “random” and “clinical trial” 41 abstracts were obtained when using “varenicline” and “random” ... expired carbon monoxide (CO), plasma, saliva and urinary cotinine and plasma and urinary nicotine Each of these have various strengths and weaknesses.[18] Studies had to report smoking abstinence as ... recognizes and anchors studies as a sample of all potential studies, and incorporates an additional between-study component to the estimate of variability.[31] We calculated the I2 statistic for each analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 18:20

... http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/12 Authors’ contributions CJR and DDS conceived the study design CJR and SN performed the search and data abstraction All authors participated in data analysis and interpretation All authors participated ... hemodynamic parameters, and adverse events Hemodynamic parameters included mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP), mean right atrial pressure (mRAP), cardiac index, and pulmonary vascular resistance ... Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer/Encysive for speaking engagements as well as participation in advisory boards for GSK, Pfizer, and Actelion Pharmaceuticals Assistance for participation in educational...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 11:20

... of 14 Table 1: Risk of bias (internal and external validity) of the randomised controlled trials' analysis Author, year Adequate randomisation Adequate allocation concealment Blinding of assessor ... independently and with adequate reliability determined the adequacy of randomisation, concealment of allocation, blinding of outcome assessors and adequacy Page of 14 of data analysis (was intention-to-treat -analysis ... standard outcome measures Additional material Additional file Search strategy for MEDLINE The file contains the literature search strategy for the database MEDLINE Additional file Main characteristics...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 12:20

... the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (IGH / ICRH), the Canadian Lung Association, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Authors' contributions All authors have made substantial intellectual ... pulmonary disease surveillance – United States, 1971–2000 MMWR Surveill Summ 2002, 51:1-16 Zorrilla-Torras B, Garcia-Marin N, Galan-Labaca I, GandarillasGrande A: Smoking attributable mortality ... influence of age and sex on asthma admissions JAMA 1992, 268:3437-3440 Hibbert ME, Couriel JM, Landau LI: Changes in lung, airway, and chest wall function in boys and girls between and 12 yr J Appl Physiol...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... search, selected studies, abstracted data, analyzed data, and wrote and revised the manuscript SMB developed the study protocol, selected studies, abstracted data, analyzed data, and revised and ... versus standard tracheostomy: a meta -analysis Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000, 109:803-807 Freeman BD, Isabella K, Lin N, Buchman TG: A meta -analysis of prospective trials comparing percutaneous and ... hospital discharge Data were collected on long-term complications when available, including incidence of airway symptoms, delayed closure of fistula, tracheal stenosis, tracheal malacia, and characteristics...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... standard medical therapy alone; use of NPPV (with any device) and medical therapy compared with standard medical therapy alone; or use of CPAP and medical therapy compared with NPPV and medical ... initiation and direction of the review LFA is responsible for study design, methods and statistical analysis JCW and LFA selected studies and extracted data JCW, LFA and AC-P interpreted results and ... patients with severe cardiogenic pulmonary edema Anesth Analg 1997, 84:1091-6 Takeda S, Nejima J, Takano T, Nakanishi K, Takayama M, Sakamoto A, Ogawa R: Effect of nasal continuous positive airway...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... critically ill infants: a systematic review and meta -analysis Pediatr Crit Care Med 2004, 5:482-489 Schoenfeld DA, Bernard GR, Network A: Statistical evaluation of ventilator-free days as an efficacy ... KC, VN and DJC participated in the design MD and VN extracted data and assessed the quality of the included studies MD, KC, DJC and AR helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved ... trials randomizing 311 patients and reporting data for 305 patients In the pooled analysis, surfactant was associated with significantly more ventilator-free days (weighted mean dif- Available...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:21

... ventilator that can ventilate, oxygenate and promote secretion removal SaO2 was maintained at or above 90%; PaCO2 was maintained at

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... preparation JL participated in data collection and manuscript preparation RF participated in study design, data analysis and manuscript preparation RP participated in data analysis and manuscript ... consensus and consultation with a third author (NDF) when necessary Materials and methods Data abstraction and quality assessment Data sources and searches We collected data on patient demographics, admission ... Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Ottawa, Canada) Dr Fowler is supported by a Career Scientist Award from the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and a Phase...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... extracted data, performed statistical analysis and tabulated quality indicators of the studies IS and SM carried out the primary study search and extracted data AL carried out statistical analysis and ... criteria and operational definitions for ‘early’ and ‘standard’ initiation of RRT in critically ill patients to ensure feasibility and adequate separation of treatment arms In addition, such a study ... discrepancies Data were collected on study characteristics and quality, demographics and baseline characteristics (that is, clinical/biochemical parameters at initiation of RRT), and details of...

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