Overuse of computed tomography for mild head injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Maryam Saran, Morteza Arab-Zozani, Meysam Behzadifar, Mehrdad Gholami, Samad Azari, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Risk of bias: We used the Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions (ROBINS-I) tool to evaluate the risk bias assessment of included studies. Two independent reviewers evaluated the eligibility of studies, extracted data, and assessed study quality by using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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Effect of Singing on Symptoms in Stable COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Fang X, Qiao Z, Yu X, Tian R, Liu K, Han W

“…Data extraction using standardized templates was performed by two independent reviewers. The quality of the studies was assessed using the PEDro scale. …”
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prophylactic removal of wisdom teeth. by Song, O'Meara, Wilson, Golder, Kleijnen

“…Decisions relating to study selection, data extraction and validity assessment were made by two independent reviewers, and disagreements were resolved by discussion. …”
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The Role of Mental Health Stigma in University Students’ Satisfaction With Web-Based Stress Management Resources: Intervention Study by Sohyun Cho, Laurianne Bastien, Julia Petrovic, Bilun Naz Böke, Nancy L Heath

“…MethodsUniversity students (N=113; mean age 20.93, SD 1.53 years; 100/113, 88.5% women) completed our web-based self-report measure of family-based mental health stigma at baseline and were randomly assigned to either independently review an interactive infographic (n=60) or attend a synchronous web-based workshop (n=53). …”
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E-scooter attitudes and risk-taking behaviours: an international systematic literature review and survey responses in the West Midlands, United Kingdom by Nathalie Burt, Nathalie Burt, Zubair Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed, Zubair Ahmed

“…Our aim was to identify common themes and recommendations to form conclusions on factors affecting e-scooter trauma hospital admissions.MethodsA systematic literature search in June 2023 extracted studies focused on the primary outcomes of risk factors, perceptions, and attitudes surrounding e-scooters globally from the EMBASE, PubMed, and Web of Sciences databases. Two independent reviewers conducted a critical appraisal to extract potential biases and study characteristics. …”
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Sustainability and scalability of a volunteer-based primary care intervention (Health TAPESTRY): a mixed-methods analysis by Monika Kastner, Radha Sayal, Doug Oliver, Sharon E. Straus, Lisa Dolovich

“…Phase 2 was a qualitative study of interviews with purposively selected Health TAPESTRY team members to gain a more in-depth understanding of the factors that influence the sustainability and scalability Health TAPESTRY. Two independent reviewers coded transcribed interviews and completed a multi-step thematic analysis. …”
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The Influence of Web-Based Tools on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnant Adolescents or Adolescent Mothers: Mixed Methods Systematic Review by Jania J Y Wu, Nurulhuda Ahmad, Miny Samuel, Susan Logan, Citra N Z Mattar

“…All articles written in the author’s languages were included. Two authors independently reviewed abstracts and full-text articles for inclusion and assessed study quality. …”
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Diverging temporal trends in stroke incidence in younger vs older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Scott, CA, Li, L, Rothwell, PM

“…</p> <p><strong>Data Extraction and Synthesis:</strong> For all retrieved studies, 2 authors independently reviewed the full text against the inclusion criteria to establish their eligibility. …”

Examining variation in the measurement of multimorbidity in research: a systematic review of 566 studies by Ho, IS-S, Azcoaga-Lorenzo, A, Akbari, A, Black, C, Davies, J, Hodgins, P, Khunti, K, Kadam, U, Lyons, RA, McCowan, C, Mercer, S, Nirantharakumar, K, Guthrie, B

“…Two reviewers independently reviewed the retrieved studies with conflicts resolved by discussion or a third reviewer, and a single researcher extracted data from published papers. …”

Symptomatic treatment of the cough in whooping cough by Bettiol, S, Wang, K, Thompson, M, Roberts, N, Perera, R, Heneghan, C, Harnden, A

“…Two review authors (SB, KW) independently reviewed additional studies identified by the updated search in 2012. …”

Risk of sudden unexplained death after use of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for malaria: A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis by Chan, X, Win, Y, Mawer, L, Tan, J, Brugada, J, White, N

“…Eligible studies were prospective, randomised, controlled trials or cohort studies in which individuals received at least one 3-day treatment course of dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine for mass drug administration, preventive therapy, or case management of uncomplicated malaria, with follow-up over at least 3 days. At least two independent reviewers screened titles, abstracts, and full texts, agreed study eligibility, and extracted information about study and participant characteristics, adverse event surveillance methodology, dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine exposures, loss-to-follow up, and any deaths after dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine treatment into a standardised database. …”

Association of weight loss interventions with changes in biomarkers of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Koutoukidis, DA, Astbury, NM, Tudor, KE, Morris, E, Henry, JA, Noreik, M, Jebb, SA, Aveyard, P

“…<br/> <b>Data Extraction and Synthesis:</b> Two independent reviewers screened the studies, extracted the data, and assessed the risk of bias using the Cochrane tool. …”

How effective are physiotherapy interventions in treating people with sciatica? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dove, L, Jones, G, Kelsey, LA, Cairns, MC, Schmid, AB

“…Study selection and data extraction were performed by two independent reviewers with consensus reached by discussion or third-party arbitration if required. …”

3D bioprinting of liver models: A systematic scoping review of methods, bioinks, and reporting quality by Ahmed S.M. Ali, Dongwei Wu, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Diyal Dhamrait, Johanna Berg, Beatrice Tolksdorf, Dajana Lichtenstein, Corinna Dressler, Albert Braeuning, Jens Kurreck, Maren Hülsemann

“…Records were screened for eligibility and data were extracted from included articles by two independent reviewers from a panel of seven domain experts specializing in bioprinting and liver biology. …”
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Human exposure pathways to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from indoor media: A systematic review protocol by Nicole M. DeLuca, Michelle Angrish, Amina Wilkins, Kris Thayer, Elaine A. Cohen Hubal

“…Study appraisal and synthesis methods: Studies will be prefiltered at the title and abstract level using computationally intelligent search strings to expedite the screening process for reviewers. Two independent reviewers will screen the prefiltered studies against inclusion criteria at the title/abstract level and then full-text level, after which the reviewers will assess the studies’ risk of bias using an approach modified from established systematic review tools for exposure studies. …”
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Chronic symptoms in patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction: systematic review and meta-analysis by Mustafa Karabulut, Lien Van Laer, Ann Hallemans, Luc Vereeck, Vincent Van Rompaey, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Ali Melliti, Lisa van Stiphout, Alfarghal Mohamad, Angélica Pérez Fornos, Nils Guinand, Raymond van de Berg

“…Forty-seven studies were included after title-abstract selection and full-text selection by two independent reviewers. The symptoms of UVH patients included chronic dizziness (98%), imbalance (81%), symptoms worsened by head movements (75%), visually induced dizziness (61%), symptoms worsened in darkness (51%), and oscillopsia (22%). …”
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Intraarrest transport, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and early invasive management in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: an individual patient data pooled a... by Jan Belohlavek, Demetris Yannopoulos, Jana Smalcova, Daniel Rob, Jason Bartos, Michal Huptych, Petra Kavalkova, Rajat Kalra, Brian Grunau, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Tom P. Aufderheide

“…Risk of bias in each trial was assessed by two independent reviewers using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. …”
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Severe Outcomes Associated With SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Madeleine W. Sumner, Alicia Kanngiesser, Kosar Lotfali-Khani, Nidhi Lodha, Diane Lorenzetti, Anna L. Funk, Stephen B. Freedman

“…References of relevant systematic reviews were also screened.Study SelectionWe included cohort or cross-sectional studies reporting on at least one outcome measure (i.e., hospitalization, ICU admission, severe outcomes, death) for ≥100 children ≤21 years old within 28 days of SARS-CoV-2 positivity; no language restrictions were applied.Data Extraction and SynthesisTwo independent reviewers performed data extraction and risk of bias assessment. …”
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Characterizing the Risk of Depression Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis of the Literature Comparing Chronic mTBI to Non-mTBI Populations by Sarah C. Hellewell, Caerwen S. Beaton, Thomas Welton, Stuart M. Grieve, Stuart M. Grieve, Stuart M. Grieve

“…Three authors independently reviewed titles and abstracts for study eligibility. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Vulvo-Perineal Endometriosis: A Systematic Review by Charlotte Maillard, Zineb Cherif Alami, Jean-Luc Squifflet, Mathieu Luyckx, Mathieu Luyckx, Pascale Jadoul, Viju Thomas, Christine Wyns, Christine Wyns

“…Reference lists of included articles and other literature source such as Google Scholar were also manually scrutinized in order to identify other relevant studies. Two independent reviewers screened potentially eligible studies according to inclusion criteria.Results: Out of 539 reports, 90 studies were eligible including a total of 283 patients. …”
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