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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Preoxygenation Strategies For Intubation of Critically Ill Patients

What are the differences in efficacy and safety of HFNC, NIPPV, and facemask oxygen for preoxygenation of patients who are critically ill requiring tracheal intubation? The post Sy...

Meta-analysis of shockwave therapy for plantar fasciitis

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Is Effective In Treating Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Meta-analysis of RCTs. Aqil A, Siddiqui MR, Solan M, Redfern DJ, Gulati V, Cobb JP. Clin O...

4 SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF HEMOSTATIC AGENTS IN PATIENTS WITH POST-SPHINCTEROTOMY OR POST-ENDOSCOPIC PAPILLECTOMY BLEEDING...

Late-Onset Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes After Normal Mid-Pregnancy Screening in Women with Large for Gestational Ag...

To determine the detection rate of late-onset gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and associated perinatal outcomes in women with normal mid-pregnancy glucose screening who undergo...

Comparison of Staple Line Reinforcement with Non-Reinforcement in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery:a meta-analysis

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a commonly used surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Although surgical techniques continue to advance, the incide...

Neonatal and Obstetric Outcomes Following Periconceptional Exposure to Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists: A Syst...

To evaluate the association between periconceptional exposure to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and fetal, pregnancy-related, obstetric, and delivery outcomes.

TEAS vs metoclopramide for PONV 2026

Stimulated by Zheng et al 2026.[1] TEAS – transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulationPONV – post-operative nausea and vomitingIF – impact factorRCT – randomised control...

New Math Method Inflates Alzheimer’s Drug Success by 29x

A critical research lette exposes severe flaws in "quantile aggregation", a statistical technique recently used by pharmaceutical researchers to evaluate the drug donanemab.

Classification of Cochrane Plain Language Summaries by Conclusiveness Using Transformer-Based Models and ChatGPT: Retros...

Background: Cochrane plain language summaries (PLSs) aim to make systematic review findings more accessible to the general public. However, inconsistencies in how conclusions are p...

GPT Tries to Run the Stats – But Should It?

Acupuncture for DOR 2026

Stimulated by Wang et al 2026.[1] DOR – diminished ovarian reserveRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – impact factorCACMS – China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesAMH – anti-Mül...

Cefazolin Alone Versus Vancomycin Plus Cefazolin for Intravenous Prophylaxis in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic...

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a devastating complication following total joint arthroplasty, leading to substantial morbidity and increased healthcare costs. Cefazol...

Causal inference issues in the network meta-analysis of post-stroke antithrombotic strategies

We read with great interest the network meta-analysis by Ibrahim and colleagues evaluating antithrombotic strategies in patients with ischemic stroke, atrial fibrillation, and athe...

Platelet-rich plasma versus hyaluronic acid in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

Platelet-rich plasma versus hyaluronic acid in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A meta-analysis. Chen Z et al Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Mar;99(11) BACKGROUND: This...