Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02608-y
Elelwani Nevhufumba, Demitri Constantinou, Devind Peter, Philippe Jean-Luc Gradidge
Introduction: Cirrhosis is the main cause of morbidity and mortality globally, accounting for approximately 1.2 million deaths annually. Impaired aerobic capacity, muscle wasting and reduced muscle strength are significant complications in patients with cirrhosis. Preoperative exercise intervention "prehabilitation" has been recognised as a potential approach to optimise muscle strength, aerobic capacity and body composition as well as quality of life in patients awaiting abdominal surgery. However, there is little evidence on the effects of preoperative exercise on older adults with cirrhosis and awaiting liver transplant. Thus, the primary objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis will be to assess the effects of exercise interventions in improving aerobic capacity, muscle strength and body composition of older adults with cirrhosis and awaiting liver transplant.
Methods and analysis: This systematic review and metaanalysis protocol was designed in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. This systematic review will include all peer-reviewed randomised controlled trials (RCTs), including cluster RCTs, controlled (non-controlled), complex clinical trials (CCTs) or cluster trials, cohort, observational studies published in English from inception until July 2024. The following electronic databases will be searched: MEDLINE (PubMed), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), CINAHL (EBSCO) and Scopus (Elsevier) and supplemented by a secondary screening of the reference lists of all included articles. Searches will involve studies with both male and female participants aged 18 years with cirrhosis and awaiting liver transplant. Primary outcomes will include muscle strength, and aerobic capacity. The secondary outcomes include body composition (e.g. body mass index, and thigh circumference). The Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Tool will be used to evaluate quality of the studies and Review Manager (RevMan) V.5.3 (Copenhagen, Denmark: The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, 2014). Effect sizes will be expressed as a standardised mean difference, and their 95% confidence intervals will be calculated and presented as a forest plot. The standard χ2 and I2 tests will be used to test heterogeneity.
Conclusion: This systematic review and meta-analysis is anticipated to provide meaningful and contemporary evidence on the effects of preoperative exercise in older adults living with cirrhosis and awaiting liver transplant. In addition, the findings will help clinicians with developing safe and effective preoperative exercise regimens for these patients.
简介肝硬化是全球发病和死亡的主要原因,每年约有 120 万人死于肝硬化。有氧能力受损、肌肉萎缩和肌力下降是肝硬化患者的重要并发症。术前运动干预 "术前康复 "已被认为是一种潜在的方法,可优化腹部手术患者的肌肉力量、有氧能力、身体成分以及生活质量。然而,关于术前运动对患有肝硬化和等待肝移植的老年人的影响,目前还鲜有证据。因此,本系统综述和荟萃分析的主要目的是评估运动干预对改善肝硬化和等待肝移植的老年人的有氧能力、肌肉力量和身体成分的影响:本系统综述和荟萃分析方案是根据《系统综述和荟萃分析首选报告项目》(Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses,PRISMA)指南设计的。本系统综述将包括所有经同行评审的随机对照试验(RCT),包括分组 RCT、对照(非对照)、复杂临床试验(CCT)或分组试验、队列、观察性研究,这些研究均以英语发表,时间从开始至 2024 年 7 月。将检索以下电子数据库:MEDLINE(PubMed)、Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials(CENTRAL)、CINAHL(EBSCO)和 Scopus(Elsevier),并对所有收录文章的参考文献目录进行二次筛选。检索将涉及年龄≥ 18 岁、患有肝硬化并等待肝移植的男性和女性参与者的研究。主要结果包括肌肉力量和有氧运动能力。次要结果包括身体成分(如体重指数和大腿围)。将使用 Cochrane 协作的偏倚风险工具(Risk of Bias Tool)来评估研究的质量,并使用 Review Manager (RevMan) V.5.3 (丹麦哥本哈根,北欧 Cochrane 中心,2011 年)来评估研究的质量:丹麦哥本哈根:北欧科克伦中心,科克伦协作组织,2014 年)。效应大小将以标准化平均差表示,其 95% 置信区间将被计算并以森林图的形式呈现。将使用标准的χ2和I2检验来检验异质性:这项系统综述和荟萃分析预计将为肝硬化患者和等待肝移植的老年人术前锻炼的效果提供有意义的现代证据。此外,研究结果将有助于临床医生为这些患者制定安全有效的术前运动方案。
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Pub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02639-5
Shahrzad Motaghi, Francesca Mulazzani, Samer G Karam, Fatemeh Mirzayeh Fashami, Tayler Buchan, Sara Ibrahim, Shahryar Moradi Falah Langeroodi, Sahar Khademioore, Rachel J Couban, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Dominik Mertz, Mark Loeb
Background: Surgical site infections continue to be a significant challenge following colorectal surgery. These can result in extended hospital stays, hospital readmissions, increased treatment costs, and negative effects on patients' quality of life. Antibiotic prophylaxis plays a crucial role in preventing infection during surgery, specifically in preventing surgical site infections after colorectal surgery in adult patients. However, the optimal antibiotic regimen is still unclear based on current evidence. Considering the limitations of existing reviews, our goal is to conduct a comprehensive systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to evaluate the comparative benefits and harms of available antibiotic prophylaxis regimens for preventing surgical site infections following colorectal surgery in adult patients.
Methods: We will search the Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases to identify relevant randomized controlled trials. We will include trials that (1) enrolled adults who underwent colorectal surgeries and (2) randomized them to any systemic administration of antibiotic (single or combined) prophylaxis before surgery compared to an alternative systemic antibiotic (single or combined antibiotic), placebo, control, or no prophylactic treatment. Pairs of reviewers will independently assess the risk of bias among eligible trials using a modified Cochrane risk of bias instrument for randomized trials. Our outcomes of interest include the rate of surgical site infection within 30 days of surgery, hospital length of stay, 30-day mortality, and treatment-related adverse effects. We will perform a contrast-based network meta-analysis using a frequentist random-effects model assuming a common heterogeneity parameter. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach will be utilized to assess the certainty of evidence for treatment effects.
Discussion: By synthesizing evidence from available RCTs, this study will provide valuable insight for clinicians, patients, and health policymakers on the most effective antibiotics for preventing surgical site infection.
背景:手术部位感染仍然是结直肠手术后的一个重大挑战。这些感染可导致住院时间延长、再次入院、治疗费用增加以及对患者生活质量的负面影响。抗生素预防在防止手术感染,尤其是防止成年患者结直肠手术后手术部位感染方面发挥着至关重要的作用。然而,根据目前的证据,最佳抗生素方案仍不明确。考虑到现有综述的局限性,我们的目标是对随机对照试验进行全面的系统综述和网络荟萃分析,以评估现有抗生素预防方案在预防成人患者结直肠手术后手术部位感染方面的利弊比较:我们将检索 Medline、EMBASE、CINAHL、Scopus 和 Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials 数据库,以确定相关的随机对照试验。我们将纳入以下试验:(1) 入组接受结肠直肠手术的成人,(2) 将他们随机分组,在手术前全身使用任何抗生素(单一抗生素或联合抗生素)进行预防性治疗,并与其他全身使用抗生素(单一抗生素或联合抗生素)、安慰剂、对照组或无预防性治疗进行比较。一对审稿人将使用修改后的科克伦随机试验偏倚风险工具独立评估符合条件的试验的偏倚风险。我们关注的结果包括术后 30 天内手术部位感染率、住院时间、30 天死亡率以及与治疗相关的不良反应。我们将使用频数随机效应模型(假设有一个共同的异质性参数)进行基于对比的网络荟萃分析。我们将采用建议评估、发展和评价分级法(GRADE)来评估治疗效果证据的确定性:通过综合现有 RCT 的证据,本研究将为临床医生、患者和卫生政策制定者提供关于预防手术部位感染的最有效抗生素的宝贵见解:系统综述注册:PREMCORD42023434544。
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<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) are widely used in China as an adjuvant treatment in dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure (DCM-HF). However, comprehensive and systematic evidence supporting the beneficial effects of CPMs combined with current complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments against DCM-HF was limited. This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to assess and rank the relative efficacy of eight different CPMs for DCM-HF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To retrieve randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focusing on the use of CPMs combined with CAM for DCM-HF, the databases of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science Periodical Database (CSPD), Chinese Citation Database (CCD), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), and ClinicalTrials.gov were comprehensively searched from their inception to 29 February 2024. The quality of the included RCTs was examined using the Cochrane Risk of Bias assessment tool, version 2.0 (RoB 2). Surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) probability values were applied to rank the relative efficacy. Bayesian network meta-analysis was designed to assess the efficacy of different CPMs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 77 eligible RCTs involving 6980 patients were enrolled. The outcomes assessed included clinical effectiveness rate (CER), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD), 6-min walk test (6MWT), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and cardiac output (CO). The results of the NMA indicated that Qili Qiangxin capsule (QLQX), Wenxin granule (WX), Tongxinluo capsule (TXL), Qishen Yiqi dropping pill (QSYQ), Shexiang Baoxin pill (SXBX), Yangxinshi tablet (YXST), Yixinshu capsule (YXSC), and Getong Tongluo capsule (GTTL) combined with CAM significantly improved performance compared with CAM alone in treating DCM-HF. YXST + CAM (MD = - 9.93, 95% CI - 12.83 to - 7.03) had the highest probability of being the best treatment on account of the enhancement of LVEF. WX + CAM had the highest likelihood of being the best treatment considering the improvement in LVEDD (MD = - 11.7, 95% CI - 15.70 to - 7.79) and 6MWT (MD = - 51.58, 95% CI - 73.40 to - 29.76). QLQX + CAM (MD = - 158.59, 95% CI - 267.70 to - 49.49) had the highest likelihood of being the best intervention for the reduction in BNP. TXL + CAM (MD = - 0.93, 95% CI - 1.46 to - 0.40) might be the optimal choice for increasing CO levels in DCM-HF patients. No serious treatment-emergent adverse events were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This NMA suggested that adding CPMs to the current CAM treatment exerted a more positive effect on DCM-HF. Thereinto, QLQX + CAM, TXL + CAM, WX + CAM, and YXST + CAM showed a preferable improvement in patients with DCM-HF when unified considering the clini
{"title":"Comparative efficacy of eight oral Chinese patent medicines for dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.","authors":"Shiyi Tao, Lintong Yu, Jun Li, Mingjing Shao, Deshuang Yang, Jiayun Wu, Tiantian Xue, Xuanchun Huang","doi":"10.1186/s13643-024-02582-5","DOIUrl":"10.1186/s13643-024-02582-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Chinese patent medicines (CPMs) are widely used in China as an adjuvant treatment in dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure (DCM-HF). However, comprehensive and systematic evidence supporting the beneficial effects of CPMs combined with current complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments against DCM-HF was limited. This network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to assess and rank the relative efficacy of eight different CPMs for DCM-HF.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To retrieve randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focusing on the use of CPMs combined with CAM for DCM-HF, the databases of PubMed, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science Periodical Database (CSPD), Chinese Citation Database (CCD), Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), and ClinicalTrials.gov were comprehensively searched from their inception to 29 February 2024. The quality of the included RCTs was examined using the Cochrane Risk of Bias assessment tool, version 2.0 (RoB 2). Surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) probability values were applied to rank the relative efficacy. Bayesian network meta-analysis was designed to assess the efficacy of different CPMs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 77 eligible RCTs involving 6980 patients were enrolled. The outcomes assessed included clinical effectiveness rate (CER), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (LVEDD), 6-min walk test (6MWT), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and cardiac output (CO). The results of the NMA indicated that Qili Qiangxin capsule (QLQX), Wenxin granule (WX), Tongxinluo capsule (TXL), Qishen Yiqi dropping pill (QSYQ), Shexiang Baoxin pill (SXBX), Yangxinshi tablet (YXST), Yixinshu capsule (YXSC), and Getong Tongluo capsule (GTTL) combined with CAM significantly improved performance compared with CAM alone in treating DCM-HF. YXST + CAM (MD = - 9.93, 95% CI - 12.83 to - 7.03) had the highest probability of being the best treatment on account of the enhancement of LVEF. WX + CAM had the highest likelihood of being the best treatment considering the improvement in LVEDD (MD = - 11.7, 95% CI - 15.70 to - 7.79) and 6MWT (MD = - 51.58, 95% CI - 73.40 to - 29.76). QLQX + CAM (MD = - 158.59, 95% CI - 267.70 to - 49.49) had the highest likelihood of being the best intervention for the reduction in BNP. TXL + CAM (MD = - 0.93, 95% CI - 1.46 to - 0.40) might be the optimal choice for increasing CO levels in DCM-HF patients. No serious treatment-emergent adverse events were observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This NMA suggested that adding CPMs to the current CAM treatment exerted a more positive effect on DCM-HF. Thereinto, QLQX + CAM, TXL + CAM, WX + CAM, and YXST + CAM showed a preferable improvement in patients with DCM-HF when unified considering the clini","PeriodicalId":22162,"journal":{"name":"Systematic Reviews","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11365150/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-08-31DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02638-6
Martina Giorgia Perinelli, Megan Abbott, Ganna Balagura, Antonella Riva, Elisabetta Amadori, Alberto Verrotti, Scott Demarest, Pasquale Striano
Background: Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) are defined by drug-resistant seizures and neurodevelopmental disorders. Over 50% of patients have a genetic cause. Studies have shown that patients with DEEs, regardless of genetic diagnosis, experience a central visual function disorder known as Cerebral (cortical) Visual Impairment (CVI). The prevalence of CVI in DEE patients is currently unknown. A quantitative synthesis of existing data on the prevalence rates of this condition would aid in understanding the magnitude of the problem, outlining future research, and suggesting the need for therapeutic strategies for early identification and prevention of the disorder.
Methods: The protocol followed the PRISMA-P statement for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols. The review will adhere to the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis (Systematic Reviews of Prevalence and Incidence) and use the CoCoPop framework to establish eligibility criteria. We will conduct a comprehensive search of several databases, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Science Direct, Scopus, PsychINFO, Wiley, Highwire Press, and Cochrane Library of Systematic Reviews. Our primary focus will be determining the prevalence of cerebral visual impairments (Condition) in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (Population). To ensure clarity, we will provide a narrative summary of the risk of bias in the studies we include. The Cochrane Q statistic will be used to assess heterogeneity between studies. If the quantitative synthesis includes more than 10 studies, potential sources of heterogeneity will be investigated through subgroup and meta-regression analyses. Meta(bias)es analysis will also be performed. The quality of evidence for all outcomes will be evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation (GRADE) working group methodology.
Discussion: This protocol outlines a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify, collect, evaluate, and integrate epidemiological knowledge related to the prevalence of CVI in patients with DEEs. To the best of our knowledge, no other systematic review and meta-analysis has addressed this specific issue. The results will provide useful information for understanding the extent of the problem, outlining future research, and suggesting the need for early identification strategies.
Systematic review registrations: This Systematic Review Protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023448910).
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Pub Date : 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02632-y
Arijita Manna, Helen Vidgen, Danielle Gallegos
<p><strong>Background: </strong>In high-income countries, significant diet-related health inequalities exist between people of different socioeconomic backgrounds. Individuals who face socioeconomic challenges are less likely to meet dietary guidelines, leading to increased incidence and prevalence of morbidity and mortality associated with dietary risk factors. To promote healthy eating, strategies may focus on individual-level factors (e.g., knowledge, skills, and behavior) along with broader societal factors (e.g., social determinants of health). The concept of food literacy is considered an individual-level factor and has been framed as a skill set that individuals must possess to effectively navigate the complexities of the modern food system. Food literacy interventions can be a complementary but effective tool for encouraging healthy eating behavior among diverse populations, including those facing socioeconomic disadvantage. However, there is limited evidence to guide the design of food literacy intervention for vulnerable population groups. In the process of developing an ideal portfolio of solutions and strategies to promote food literacy and healthy eating for people experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage, this systematic scoping review aims to comprehensively examine the effects of food literacy interventions on promoting food literacy behavior and healthy eating in adults (18 years and above) from various socioeconomic groups (SEGs) in high-income countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The review includes both qualitative and quantitative papers obtained from academic databases, including MEDLINE (via EBSCOhost), Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. In addition to the electronic search, manual forward and backward citation searching will be conducted to identify additional relevant papers. Food literacy interventions will be evaluated across four domains: planning and management, selection, preparation, and consumption. Papers included in the review will be analyzed for process, impact, and outcome evaluation. The main outcome of a food literacy intervention is the modification in eating behavior, while the mechanism for this action will be through impact measure of food literacy behaviors. Implementation factors will be extracted for process evaluation. This review will also include a range of dietary behavior measures, such as diet quality index and dietary intake indicator. The screening process for all citations, full-text articles, and abstract data will be carried out by two reviewers independently. In case of any potential conflicts, they will be resolved through discussion. The quality of quantitative studies will be reviewed using the JBI critical appraisal checklist for analytical cross-sectional studies. The "Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies (COREQ)" will be used to report on the quality of qualitative papers.</p><p><strong>Systematic review registration: </strong>https://doi.org/10.17605
背景:在高收入国家,不同社会经济背景的人之间存在严重的饮食相关健康不平等。面临社会经济挑战的个人不太可能达到膳食指南的要求,从而导致与膳食风险因素相关的发病率和死亡率上升。为促进健康饮食,相关策略可侧重于个人层面的因素(如知识、技能和行为)以及更广泛的社会因素(如健康的社会决定因素)。食品素养的概念被认为是个人层面的因素,并被定义为个人有效驾驭复杂的现代食品体系所必须掌握的一套技能。食品素养干预措施可以作为一种补充而有效的工具,鼓励不同人群(包括那些面临社会经济劣势的人群)的健康饮食行为。然而,目前用于指导弱势群体食品知识干预设计的证据还很有限。在制定理想的解决方案和战略组合以促进社会经济弱势群体的食品扫盲和健康饮食的过程中,本系统性范围界定综述旨在全面研究食品扫盲干预措施对促进高收入国家不同社会经济群体(SEGs)成年人(18 岁及以上)的食品扫盲行为和健康饮食的影响:综述包括从 MEDLINE(通过 EBSCOhost)、Embase、Web of Science 和 Google Scholar 等学术数据库中获取的定性和定量论文。除电子检索外,还将进行人工正向和反向引文检索,以发现更多相关论文。将从四个方面对食品扫盲干预措施进行评估:计划和管理、选择、准备和消费。将对纳入综述的论文进行过程、影响和结果评估分析。食品知识干预的主要结果是饮食行为的改变,而这一行动的机制将通过食品知识行为的影响测量来实现。将提取实施因素进行过程评估。本综述还将包括一系列饮食行为测量指标,如饮食质量指数和饮食摄入指标。所有引文、全文和摘要数据的筛选过程将由两名审稿人独立完成。如有任何潜在冲突,将通过讨论解决。定量研究的质量将采用 JBI 分析性横断面研究关键评估清单进行审查。将使用 "定性研究报告综合标准(COREQ)"报告定性论文的质量。系统综述注册:https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TPNKU。
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Background: Awareness-raising and education have been identified as strategies to counter the taboo surrounding death and dying. As the favoured venue for youth education, schools have an essential role to play in informing future decision-makers. However, school workers are not comfortable addressing the subjects of death and dying, which, unlike other social issues, have no guidelines to influence awareness of these subjects in youth.
Objectives: To systematically explore the knowledge and practices on raising awareness about death and dying in schools, the viewpoints of the people involved (young people, school workers; parents), and the factors that either promote or hinder awareness practices.
Method: The scoping review method of Levac and Colquhoun (Implement Sci 5(1):69, 2010) will be used. Using a combination of keywords and descriptors, a body of literature will be identified through 15 databases and through grey literature searches, manual searches, consultation of key collaborators, and the list of relevant literature. Publications since 2009 will be selected if they relate directly to awareness-raising about death and dying in schools. Writings will be selected and extracted by two independent people, and conflicts resolved by consensus. The extracted data will be synthesized using a thematic analysis method. Experts from a variety of disciplines (health sciences, humanities, social sciences, and education) will be consulted to enhance the interpretation of the preliminary results. Results will be presented in narrative form and will include tables and diagrams.
Conclusion: The results of this scoping review will contribute to the development of educational practices adapted to young people and to the identification of future avenues of research on awareness of death and dying.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02609-x
Michael Li, Jianping Sun, Xianming Tan
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the performance of large language models (LLMs) in the task of abstract screening in systematic review and meta-analysis studies, exploring their effectiveness, efficiency, and potential integration into existing human expert-based workflows.
Methods: We developed automation scripts in Python to interact with the APIs of several LLM tools, including ChatGPT v4.0, ChatGPT v3.5, Google PaLM 2, and Meta Llama 2, and latest tools including ChatGPT v4.0 turbo, ChatGPT v3.5 turbo, Google Gemini 1.0 pro, Meta Llama 3, and Claude 3. This study focused on three databases of abstracts and used them as benchmarks to evaluate the performance of these LLM tools in terms of sensitivity, specificity, and overall accuracy. The results of the LLM tools were compared to human-curated inclusion decisions, gold standard for systematic review and meta-analysis studies.
Results: Different LLM tools had varying abilities in abstract screening. Chat GPT v4.0 demonstrated remarkable performance, with balanced sensitivity and specificity, and overall accuracy consistently reaching or exceeding 90%, indicating a high potential for LLMs in abstract screening tasks. The study found that LLMs could provide reliable results with minimal human effort and thus serve as a cost-effective and efficient alternative to traditional abstract screening methods.
Conclusion: While LLM tools are not yet ready to completely replace human experts in abstract screening, they show great promise in revolutionizing the process. They can serve as autonomous AI reviewers, contribute to collaborative workflows with human experts, and integrate with hybrid approaches to develop custom tools for increased efficiency. As technology continues to advance, LLMs are poised to play an increasingly important role in abstract screening, reshaping the workflow of systematic review and meta-analysis studies.
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Pub Date : 2024-08-15DOI: 10.1186/s13643-024-02626-w
Christopher S Semancik, Christopher L Cooper, Thomas S Postler, Matt Price, Heejin Yun, Marija Zaric, Monica Kuteesa, Nina Malkevich, Andrew Kilianski, Swati B Gupta, Suzanna C Francis
Background: Recent outbreaks of Ebola virus disease (EVD) and Marburg virus disease (MVD) in sub-Saharan Africa illustrate the need to better understand animal reservoirs, burden of disease, and human transmission of filoviruses. This protocol outlines a systematic literature review to assess the prevalence of filoviruses that infect humans in sub-Saharan Africa. A secondary aim is to qualitatively describe and evaluate the assays used to assess prevalence.
Methods: The data sources for this systematic review include PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science. Titles, abstracts, and full texts will be reviewed for inclusion by a primary reviewer and then by a team of secondary reviewers, and data will be extracted using a pre-specified and piloted data extraction form. The review will include human cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, and randomized controlled trials conducted in sub-Saharan Africa up until March 13, 2024 that have been published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, with no language restrictions. Prevalence will be stratified by pathogen, population, assay, and sampling methodology and presented in forest plots with estimated prevalence and 95% confidence intervals. If there are enough studies within a stratum, I2 statistics will be calculated (using R statistical software), and data will be pooled if heterogeneity is low. In addition, assays used to detect infection will be evaluated. All studies included in the review will be assessed for quality and risk of bias using the JBI Prevalence Critical Appraisal Tool and for certainty using the GRADE certainty ratings.
Discussion: Accurately measuring the rate of exposure to filoviruses infecting humans in sub-Saharan Africa using prevalence provides an essential understanding of natural history, transmission, and the role of subclinical infection. This systematic review will identify research gaps and provide directions for future research seeking to improve our understanding of filovirus infections. Understanding the natural history, transmission, and the role of subclinical infection is critical for predicting the impact of an intervention on disease burden.
Systematic review registration: In accordance with the guidelines outlined in the PRISMA-P methodology, this protocol was registered with PROSPERO on April 7, 2023 (ID: CRD42023415358).
背景:最近在撒哈拉以南非洲爆发的埃博拉病毒病(EVD)和马尔堡病毒病(MVD)表明,有必要更好地了解丝状病毒的动物库、疾病负担和人类传播。本方案概述了一项系统性文献综述,以评估撒哈拉以南非洲感染人类的丝状病毒的流行情况。次要目的是对用于评估流行率的检测方法进行定性描述和评估:本系统综述的数据来源包括 PubMed、Embase 和 Web of Science。标题、摘要和全文将由一名主要审稿人进行审查,然后由一组辅助审稿人进行审查,并使用预先指定和试用的数据提取表提取数据。审查将包括截至 2024 年 3 月 13 日在撒哈拉以南非洲地区进行的人类横断面研究、队列研究和随机对照试验,这些研究均已在同行评审的科学杂志上发表,没有语言限制。流行率将按病原体、人群、检测方法和抽样方法进行分层,并以森林图的形式列出估计流行率和 95% 置信区间。如果一个分层中有足够多的研究,则将计算 I2 统计量(使用 R 统计软件),如果异质性较低,则将汇总数据。此外,还将对用于检测感染的检测方法进行评估。将使用 JBI 流行率关键评估工具对纳入综述的所有研究进行质量和偏倚风险评估,并使用 GRADE 确定性评级对确定性进行评估:使用流行率准确测量撒哈拉以南非洲人类感染丝状病毒的暴露率,有助于了解自然史、传播和亚临床感染的作用。本系统综述将找出研究空白,并为今后的研究指明方向,以增进我们对丝状病毒感染的了解。了解亚临床感染的自然史、传播和作用对于预测干预措施对疾病负担的影响至关重要:根据PRISMA-P方法概述的指导方针,本方案已于2023年4月7日在PROSPERO注册(ID:CRD42023415358)。
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Mechanical ventilation (MV) in intensive care units (ICUs) is a stressful experience for patients. However, these experiences have not been systematically explored in low- and lower-middle-income countries (LLMICs). This systematic review (SR) aims to explore the patients’ experiences of MV in ICUs in LLMICs and the factors influencing their experiences. The PICO framework will be used to operationalize the review question into key concepts: population (mechanically ventilated adult patients in ICUs), phenomenon of interest (experiences) and context (LLMICs). PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Scopus and Web of Science will be systematically searched since database inception. Citation, reference list and PubMed-related article searching of included studies will be done to ensure literature saturation. Empirical peer-reviewed literature exploring adult patients’ (aged ≥ 18 years) experiences of MV in ICUs in LLMIC will be included. All study designs (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) will be included. Two independent reviewers will perform screening, data extraction and critical appraisal. The mixed-methods appraisal tool (MMAT) and Popay’s narrative synthesis will be used for critical appraisal and data synthesis, respectively. This SR aims to bridge a gap in knowledge as previous evidence synthesis has described this phenomenon in developed countries. The review design, with the inclusion of quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods studies, intends to provide a rich and in-depth exploration of the issue. The findings will be presented as themes, subthemes and their explanatory narratives. The gaps in available literature will be identified, and implications of SR findings on policy, practice and future research will be presented. The strength of this SR lies in its systematic, comprehensive, transparent, robust and explicit methodology of identifying, collating, assessing and synthesizing available evidence. By prior registration and reporting of this SR protocol, we aim to ensure transparency and accountability and minimize bias. PROSPERO CRD42024507187
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