Will metformin use lead to a decreased risk of thyroid cancer? A systematic review and meta-analyses by Hailong Li, Yue Chen, Lei Hu, Wenzhi Yang, Zongshi Gao, Mengqing Liu, Hui Tao, Jie Li

“…Newcastle–Ottawa scale is adopted for assessing the methodological quality of included studies, and the inter-study heterogeneity was assessed by using the I-squared statistic. …”
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Could patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease benefit from renin angiotensin system inhibitors? A meta-analysis by Yong Xu, Miao Miao, Cheng Huang, Hongzhen Lv, Jingyi Huang, Wenlu Hang

“…The funnel plot was used for visual assessment of publication bias.Results A total of 20 studies with 5 51 649 subjects were included in the meta-analysis. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and Red Cell Distribution Width as Potential Biomarkers of Frailty: a Scoping Review by GOU Dengqun, ZHANG Lu, XU Yuanli, JIANG Mingjiao, WU Hemei, TAO Ming

“…The studies on NLR and RDW as potential biomarkers of frailty was independently screened by two investigators, and the first author, publication time, country or region of publication, sample information, study methods, assessment tools, and assessment results were extracted. …”
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Distal tibial tubercle osteotomy can lessen change in patellar height post medial opening wedge high tibial osteotomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yi-Ming Ren, Meng-Qiang Tian, Yuan-Hui Duan, Yun-Bo Sun, Tao Yang, Wei-Yu Hou

“…Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias Tool and Newcastle–Ottawa Scale were used to assess risk of bias. Results Eleven observational studies were assessed. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of intravenous monoclonal antibodies in patients with moderate-to-severe active Graves’ophthalmopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yu Hu, Yu Hu, Jinhua Chen, Ken Lin, Xijie Yu

“…As monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been proposed for the treatment of moderate to severe GO, direct comparisons between different mAbs are lacking.We therefore conducted this meta-analysis to objectively compare the efficacy and safety of intravenous mAbs.MethodsTo identify eligible trials, references published before September 2022 were electronically searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Pubmed, Embase,Cochrane Library, CBM, CNKI,Wan-Fang and ICTRP databases.The Newcastle-Ottawa scale (NOS) and the Cochrane Risk of Bias Assessment Tool were used to assess the risk of bias of the original studies.The primary and secondary outcomes were the response and inactivation rates, with the secondary outcomes being the clinical activity score (CAS),the improvement of proptosis and diplopia improvement,and the adverse event rate. …”
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Comparison of clinical outcomes of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair utilizing suture-bridge procedures with or without medial knots: a meta-analysis by Qiu Huang, Xiaoyu Li, Ye Zhang, Changchun Jian, Hai Mou, Yunsheng Ou

“…Methods The Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane Library datasets were searched for all available publications comparing the medical results of arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs utilizing knotted or knotless suture-bridge procedures. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of planned and «on-demand» relaparotomies in patients with secondary diffuse peritonitis (review of literature) by B. V. Sigua, V. P. Zemlyanoy, P. A. Kotkov, V. A. Ignatenko

“…Given the average risk of systematic and significant risk of publication bias in the included studies, these conclusions should be accepted with caution. …”
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Geochronological implications of 210Pb and 137Cs mobility in cave guano deposits by Donald McFarlane, Joyce Lundberg

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Association of sleep disorders with asthma: a meta-analysis by Xiang Ren, Lihua Fan, Zhiyu Liu, Xueqian Liu, Cheng Hong, Moqing Yin, Yunhu Chen, Xuefang Gu

“…Asthma was diagnosed based on medical history and drug use. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality checklist were employed for quality assessment. …”
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Global prevalence of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis by Abere Woretaw Azagew, Zerko Wako Beko, Yohannes Mulu Ferede, Habtamu Sewunet Mekonnen, Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen

“…To treat the potential publication bias, trim and fill analysis were computed. …”
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Applications of Frameless Image-Guided Robotic Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology: A Systematic Review by Felix Ehret, David Kaul, Volker Budach, Laura-Nanna Lohkamp

“…Articles reported on a broad variety of CNS entities with various treatment indications. A majority of publications lacked substantial sample sizes and a prospective study design. …”
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Meta-analysis on correlations between short-term exposures to 6 common air pollutants and incidence of ischemic stroke by Ran HUO, Rongrong YE, Fang ZHANG, Zhengli DI

“…BackgroundPrevious studies using meta-analysis to explore the relationship between air pollution exposure and ischemic stroke (IS) mostly focus on particulate matter-related themes, few include gaseous pollutants in the study, and subgroup analyses of factors such as different lag days, seasons, and genders are rarely been reported.ObjectiveTo quantitatively evaluate the relationships between short-term exposures to 6 common air pollutants, including fine particulate matter (PM2.5), inhalable particulate matter (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3), and the incidence of IS.MethodsA systematic search was conducted to collect literature studying the 6 common air pollutants and IS published up to May 1, 2022 in 6 databases (China Journal Full-text Database, China Biology Medicine Disc, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase). Literature quality evaluation was performed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Silicon Nitride and Biomaterial Modulus as it Relates to Subsidence Risk in Spinal Fusion Surgery by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Randy Yee, J. Patrick Johnson

“…Databases searched included PubMed-Medline, Google Scholar, Embase, EBSCO, and Cochrane Library. Study quality was assessed according to the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. …”
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A Meta-analysis of the Impact of COVID-19 on Stroke Mortality by HUANGFU Xiaojuan, LI Xiaojuan, CHEN Min, LIU Jihong, ZHAI Rui, CAI Zhipeng, LI Litao

“…Funnel plot assessing potential publication bias in the impact of COVID-19 on stroke mortality was basically symmetrical. …”
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Are Dental Caries Associated with Oxidative Stress in Saliva in Children and Adolescents? A Systematic Review by Yago Gecy de Sousa Né, Deborah Ribeiro Frazão, Leonardo Oliveira Bittencourt, Nathalia Carolina Fernandes Fagundes, Guido Marañón-Vásquez, Maria Elena Crespo-Lopez, Lucianne Cople Maia, Rafael Rodrigues Lima

“…The searches were carried out in electronic databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, LILACS, OpenGrey, and Google Scholar, without restrictions on the date of publication and language. …”
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Ovulation induction drug and ovarian cancer: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Liang Yu, Jiafan Sun, Qiqin Wang, Wennian Yu, Anqi Wang, Shu Zhu, Wei Xu, Xiuli Wang

“…The odds ratio (OR) and random-effects model were used to estimate the pooled effects. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used to assess the quality of included studies. …”
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Prognostic value of IGFBP2 in various cancers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Biao Zhang, Chao‐Qun Hong, Yu‐Hao Luo, Lai‐Feng Wei, Yun Luo, Yu‐Hui Peng, Yi‐Wei Xu

“…Subgroup analyses were stratified by ethnicity, cancer type, publication year, Newcastle–Ottawa Scale score, treatments, and populations. …”
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Risk Factors of Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Meta-Analysis by Yafei Qin, Grace Wang, Dejun Kong, Guangming Li, Hongda Wang, Hong Qin, Hao Wang

“…A quality assessment of the included studies was performed with the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. The publication bias was assessed respectively via a funnel plot and Egger’s regression asymmetry test. …”
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A comparison between knotted and knotless medial row of suture bridge technique in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery: a meta-analysis by Qiuping Xiao, Xiaolin Quan, Shidong Hu, Yujia Xiao, Jiangping Wu, Mao Nie

“…Method Five databases that contain literature in English were searched (Medline, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library), with a focus on works published between 2011 and 2022. …”
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Weekend effect in upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Pei-Ching Shih, Shu-Jung Liu, Sung-Tse Li, Ai-Chen Chiu, Po-Chuan Wang, Lawrence Yu-Min Liu

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