Vitamin D supplementation for chronic liver diseases in adults

M Bjelakovic, D Nikolova… - Cochrane Database …, 2021 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Vitamin D deficiency is often reported in people with chronic liver diseases.
Improving vitamin D status could therefore be beneficial for people with chronic liver …

The effects of early enteral nutrition on mortality after major emergency abdominal surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis

J Burcharth, A Falkenberg, A Schack, S Ekeloef… - Clinical Nutrition, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Early oral or enteral nutrition (EEN) has been proven safe, tolerable, and
beneficial in elective surgery. In emergency abdominal surgery no consensus exists …

Trial sequential analysis of efficacy and safety of direct oral anticoagulants and vitamin K antagonists against left ventricular thrombus

T Kitano, Y Nabeshima, M Kataoka, M Takeuchi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Meta-analysis may increase the risk of random errors. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) has
been developed to adjust for these random errors. We conducted TSA on the efficacy and …

Yttrium‐90 microsphere radioembolisation for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

O Abdel‐Rahman, Z Elsayed - Cochrane Database of …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common liver neoplasm and the sixth
most common cancer worldwide. Its incidence has increased dramatically since the mid …

Therapeutic hypothermia in patients after cardiac arrest: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

PY Chiu, CC Chung, YK Tu, CH Tseng… - The American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Targeted temperature management (TTM) with therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has
been used to improve neurological outcomes in patients after cardiac arrest; however …

Early head-up mobilisation versus standard care for patients with severe acquired brain injury: a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis

CG Riberholt, V Wagner, J Lindschou, C Gluud… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background There is increasing focus on earlier rehabilitation in patients with traumatic or
hypoxic brain injury or stroke. This systematic review evaluates the benefits and harms of …

Machine perfusion in liver transplantation

SJ Tingle, JJ Dobbins, ER Thompson… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Liver transplantation is the only chance of cure for people with end‐stage liver
disease and some people with advanced liver cancers or acute liver failure. The increasing …

Acetyl‐L‐carnitine for patients with hepatic encephalopathy

AJ Martí‐Carvajal, C Gluud… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hepatic encephalopathy is a common and devastating neuropsychiatric
complication of acute liver failure or chronic liver disease. Ammonia content in the blood …

Plasma expanders for people with cirrhosis and large ascites treated with abdominal paracentesis

RG Simonetti, G Perricone, D Nikolova… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Plasma volume expanders are used in connection to paracentesis in people
with cirrhosis to prevent reduction of effective plasma volume, which may trigger deleterious …

Updated 2018 NICE guideline on pharmacological treatments for people with ADHD: a critical look

E Faltinsen, M Zwi, X Castells, C Gluud… - BMJ evidence-based …, 2019 - ebm.bmj.com
In March 2018, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) updated its
guideline (NG87) on diagnosing and managing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder …