Browsing by Author "Furuya-Kanamori, Luis"
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Assessing the risk of angiotensin receptor blockers on major cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Wanas, Yara; Bashir, Rim; Islam, Nazmul; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis ( BMC , 2020 , Article)Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are commonly used as a treatment for many cardiovascular diseases, but their safety has been called into question. The VALUE trial found an increased risk of myocardial infarction in ... -
Association between response rates and monetary incentives in sample study: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Jia, Pengli; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Qin, Zong-Shi; Jia, Peng-Yan; Xu, Chang ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)To investigate the effect of monetary incentive and the dose-response relationship of participants' response rates in surveys. Three databases were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated the ... -
Authors' response to: Re: 'Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing genital tract infection in women undergoing surgical procedures for incomplete abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials'.
Islam, Nazmul; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Mahmood, Sadia; Thalib, Lukman ( Wiley , 2021 , Other)N/A -
Clostridium difficile Infection and Risk of Colectomy in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Bias-adjusted Meta-analysis
Chen, Yingxi; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Doi, Suhail A.; Ananthakrishnan, Ashwin N.; Kirk, Martyn ( Wolters Kluwer , 2017 , Article)Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a common complication of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) and is associated with worse outcome. Variable rates of colectomy have been reported among IBD complicated by CDI. We ... -
Comparative effectiveness of malaria prevention measures: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Wangdi, Kinley; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Clark, Justin; Barendregt, Jan J; Gatton, Michelle L; Banwell, Cathy; Kelly, Gerard C; Doi, Suhail A R; Clements, Archie C A... more authors ... less authors ( BMC , 2018 , Article Review)Malaria causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. There are several preventive measures that are currently employed, including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs, including long-lasting insecticidal nets and ... -
Comparison of bias adjustment in meta-analysis using data-based and opinion-based methods.
Stone, Jennifer C; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Aromataris, Edoardo; Barker, Timothy H; Doi, Suhail A R ( Wolters Kluwer Health , 2024 , Article)Several methods exist for bias adjustment of meta-analysis results, but there has been no comprehensive comparison with unadjusted methods. We compare 6 bias-adjustment methods with 2 unadjusted methods to examine how these ... -
Controversy and Debate: Questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: Paper 1: A call for change to practice
Suhail A., Doi; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Xu, Chang; Lin, Lifeng; Chivese, Tawanda; Thalib, Lukman... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Background and Objectives In clinical trials, the relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is a mainstay of reporting of the effect magnitude for an intervention. The RR is the ratio of the probability of an outcome in an ... -
Data extraction error in pharmaceutical versus non-pharmaceutical interventions for evidence synthesis: Study protocol for a crossover trial
Yi, Zhu; Ren, Pengwei; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Lin, Lifeng; Zhou, Xiaoqin; Tao, Fangbiao; Xu, Chang... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundData extraction is the foundation for research synthesis evidence, while data extraction errors frequently occur in the literature. An interesting phenomenon was observed that data extraction error tend to be ... -
Data reproducibility issues and their potential impact on conclusions from evidence syntheses of randomized controlled trials in sleep medicine
Chang, Xu; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Zhou, Xiaoqin; Lin, Lifeng; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Tao, Fangbiao... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)In this study, we examined the data reproducibility issues in systematic reviews in sleep medicine. We searched for systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials published in sleep medicine journals. The metadata in ... -
Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation Development among Patients undergoing Ibrutinib Therapy
Onitilo, Adedayo A.; Piwuna, Tinuade O.; Islam, Nazmul; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Kumar, Sanjay; Doi, Suhail A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Marshfield Clinic , 2022 , Article)Objective: Within the last decade, the use of ibrutinib, a first-generation, non-selective, irreversible Burton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor for the treatment of hematological malignancies has proven highly effective in ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex nucleic acid amplification tests for Campylobacter infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Rousou, Xanthoula; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Kostoulas, Polychronis; Doi, Suhail A.R. ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2022 , Article Review)Campylobacter infection is one of the most frequently reported foodborne diseases with approximately 230,000 and 1.5 million cases each year in Europe and the USA, respectively. Culture methods are the reference for the ... -
Differentiated thyroid cancer: millions spent with no tangible gain?
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Sedrakyan, Art; Onitilo, Adedayo A; Bagheri, Nasser; Glasziou, Paul; Doi, Suhail A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Bio Scientifica , 2017 , Article)The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) has rapidly increased worldwide over the last decades. It is unknown if the increase in diagnosis has been mirrored by an increase in thyroidectomy rates with the ... -
Does the Sex of the Firstborn Child Affect the Breast Cancer Risk and Survival: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Over 1 Million Cases
Thalib, Lukman; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Daher-Nashif, Suhad; Kane, Tanya; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis ( Galenos Yayinevi , 2022 , Article)Background: Reports on the risk and prognosis of breast cancer in relation to the sex of a child have been conflicting. Since medical sciences play an important role in informing sociocultural understandings of health and ... -
Drug-free holidays: Compliance, tolerability, and acceptability of a 3-day atovaquone/proguanil schedule for pretravel malaria chemoprophylaxis in australian travelers
Lau, Colleen L; Ramsey, Lani; Mills, Laura C; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Mills, Deborah J ( Oxford University Press , 2019 , Article)Background Poor compliance with chemoprophylaxis is a major contributing factor to the risk of malaria in travelers. Pre-travel chemoprophylaxis may improve compliance by enabling “drug-free holidays.” The standard treatment ... -
Efficacy of a 3-day pre-travel schedule of Tafenoquine for malaria chemoprophylaxis: A network meta-analysis.
Islam, Nazmul; Wright, Sophie; Lau, Colleen L; Doi, Suhail A R; Mills, Deborah J; Clark, Justin; Clements, Archie C A; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis... more authors ... less authors ( Oxford University Press , 2021 , Article)Chemoprophylaxis with weekly doses of tafenoquine (200 mg/day for 3 days before departure [loading dose], 200 mg/week during travel and one-week post-travel [maintenance doses]) is effective in preventing malaria. Effectiveness ... -
The epidemic volatility index, a novel early warning tool for identifying new waves in an epidemic
Kostoulas, Polychronis; Meletis, Eletherios; Pateras, Konstantinos; Eusebi, Paolo; Kostoulas, Theodoros; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Speybroeck, Niko; Denwood, Matthew; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Althaus, Christian L.; Kirkeby, Carsten; Rohani, Pejman; Dhand, Navneet K.; Peñalvo, José L.; Thabane, Lehana; BenMiled, Slimane; Sharifi, Hamid; Walter, Stephen D.... more authors ... less authors ( Nature Research , 2021 , Article)Early warning tools are crucial for the timely application of intervention strategies and the mitigation of the adverse health, social and economic effects associated with outbreaks of epidemic potential such as COVID-19. ... -
Evaluation of Gender Inequity in Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis: Differences by Sex in US Thyroid Cancer Incidence Compared with a Meta-analysis of Subclinical Thyroid Cancer Rates at Autopsy
Leclair, Karissa; Bell, Katy J.L.; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Doi, Suhail A.; Francis, David O.; Davies, Louise... more authors ... less authors (2021 , Article)Importance: Thyroid cancer is more common in women than in men, but the associated causes of these differences are not fully understood. Objective: To compare sex-specific thyroid cancer rates in the US to the prevalence ... -
Geographical outcome disparities in infection occurrence after colorectal surgery: An analysis of 58,096 colorectal surgical procedures
Bagheri, Nasser; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Clements, Archie C.A.; Sedrakyan, Art ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)Background Despite improved surgical practices and in-hospital surveillance systems, surgical site infections remain a major public health problem worldwide and often require readmission to hospital. The aim was to apply ... -
Health Outcomes from Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infections in High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Parisi, A.; Parisi, Andrea; Crump, John A.; Glass, Kathryn; Howden, Benjamin P.; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Vilkins, Samantha; Gray, Darren J.; Kirk, Martyn D.... more authors ... less authors ( Mary Ann Liebert , 2018 , Article)Copyright © 2018, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Background: Salmonella is a leading cause of foodborne enterocolitis worldwide. Antimicrobial use in food animals is the driving force for antimicrobial resistance among Salmonella ... -
Immunogenicity after pre- and post-exposure rabies vaccination: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
Xu, Chang; Lau, Colleen L; Clark, Justin; Rafferty, Anna C; Mills, Deborah J; Ramsey, Lani; Gilbert, Brian; Doi, Suhail A R; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)There are a myriad of vaccine schedules for rabies pre- (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) that differ in the number and timedoses, number of visits, length of schedule, and route of administration. The objective ...