Browsing by Author "Doi, S.A."
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Albumin administration in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis: A meta-analytic update
Ashour, A.A.; Atta, M.A.; Sadek, K.W.; Obaid, K.R.; Ashour, M.A.; Ashour, A.; Danjuma, M.I.; Doi, S.A.; Elzouki, A.-N.... more authors ... less authors ( Lippincott Williams and Wilkins , 2021 , Article Review)End-stage liver disease and its related complications exert a huge disease burden and reduce the survival rates of many patients. Albumin administration for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has been a controversial ... -
An evidence base for school health policy during the covid-19 pandemic
Badran, S.; Musa, O.A.H.; Al-Maadeed, S.; Toft, E.; Doi, S.A. ( Paris Scholar Publishing , 2021 , Article)Objective: Children represent a small fraction of confirmed COVID-19 cases, with a low case fatality rate (CFR). In this paper, we lay out an evidence-based policy for reopening schools. Methods: We gathered age-specific ... -
Comparison of fosfomycin against fluoroquinolones for transrectal prostate biopsy prophylaxis: an individual patient-data meta-analysis
Roberts M.J.; Scott S.; Harris P.N.; Naber K.; Wagenlehner F.M.E.; Doi S.A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer Verlag , 2018 , Article Review)Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of ELISA kits for measurement of rabies antibodies
Ling, W.; Doi, S.A.R.; Lau, C.L.; Mills, D.J.; Kostoulas, P.; Furuya-Kanamori, L.... more authors ... less authors ( NLM (Medline) , 2021 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Flight Versus Ground Out-of-hospital Rapid Sequence Intubation Success: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Fouche, P.F.; Stein, C.; Simpson, P.; Carlson, J.N.; Zverinova, K.M.; Doi, S.A.... more authors ... less authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd , 2018 , Article)Introduction: Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is a critical procedure performed by both air medical and ground based emergency medical services (EMS). Previous work has suggested that ETI success rates are greater for air ... -
Frequency of Parathyroid Hormone Assessment in the Evaluation of Hypercalcemia. A Comparison Between Patients With and Without a History of Malignancy in a 20-year Dataset of 20,954 Patients
Sheehan, M.T.; Li, Y.-H.; Doi, S.A.; Onitilo, A.A. ( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2021 , Article)Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a prior diagnosis of malignancy affected the assessment of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in hypercalcemic patients and whether the rate of this assessment changed ... -
Reply to: Let us not rush back to odds ratios in meta-analysis
Doi, S.A.; Furuya-Kanamori, L.; Xu, C. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)[No abstract available] -
Research Methods for Zero Event Proportion Studies: The Incidence of Bleeding After Thoracentesis and Tube Thoracostomy in Patients With Uncorrected Coagulopathy
Xu, C.; Doi, S.A. ( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)In a recent meta-analysis published in CHEST (November 2021), Fong et al1 investigated the incidence of bleeding after thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy in patients with uncorrected coagulopathy. The authors used the ... -
The risk of developing major depression among individuals with subthreshold depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal cohort studies.
Lee, Y Y; Stockings, E A; Harris, M G; Doi, S A R; Page, I S; Davidson, S K; Barendregt, J J... more authors ... less authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2019 , Article)Studies have consistently shown that subthreshold depression is associated with an increased risk of developing major depression. However, no study has yet calculated a pooled estimate that quantifies the magnitude of this ... -
Sleep quality and obesity in young subjects: a meta-analysis
Fatima, Y.; Doi, S.A.R.; Mamun, A.A. ( Wiley , 2016 , Article)To assess the effect of poor sleep quality on Overweight/Obesity (Ow/Ob) in young subjects, and explore if this association is independent of sleep duration. Pubmed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases were searched for papers ... -
The MethodologicAl STandards for Epidemiological Research (MASTER) scale demonstrated a unified framework for bias assessment
Stone, J.C.; Glass, K.; Clark, J.; Ritskes-Hoitinga, M.; Munn, Z.; Tugwell, P.; Doi, S.A.R.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Inc. , 2021 , Article)Objective: This paper presents a unified framework for assessment of the methodological quality of analytic study designs. Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of 393 methodological quality assessment tools that ... -
Total temporomandibular joint replacement prostheses: a systematic review and bias-adjusted meta-analysis
Johnson, N.R.; Roberts, M.J.; Doi, S.A.; Batstone, M.D. ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)The aim of the present study was to determine which prosthesis has resulted in the best outcomes after total temporomandibular joint replacement (TMJR). A comprehensive electronic search was undertaken in September 2015. ...