The American journal of emergency medicine
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation on microvascular angina: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Blood-activating drugs (BADs) are widely used to treat microvascular angina in China. This study aims to summarize relevant evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the efficacy and safety of BADs in the treatment of microvascular angina. ⋯ This meta-analysis shows that BADs are effective for the treatment of microvascular angina. Although concerns regarding selective bias and low methodological quality were raised, our findings suggest that BADs are beneficial for patients with microvascular angina and should be given priority for future clinical studies.
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Review Meta Analysis
Effect of Chinese medicine for promoting blood circulation on microvascular angina: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Blood-activating drugs (BADs) are widely used to treat microvascular angina in China. This study aims to summarize relevant evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the efficacy and safety of BADs in the treatment of microvascular angina. ⋯ This meta-analysis shows that BADs are effective for the treatment of microvascular angina. Although concerns regarding selective bias and low methodological quality were raised, our findings suggest that BADs are beneficial for patients with microvascular angina and should be given priority for future clinical studies.
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Review Meta Analysis
Intravenous thiamine for septic shock: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The efficacy of intravenous thiamine to treat septic shock remains controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the impact of intravenous thiamine on treatment efficacy of septic shock. ⋯ Intravenous thiamine showed no benefit over placebo in treating patients with septic shock.
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Review Meta Analysis
Intravenous thiamine for septic shock: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The efficacy of intravenous thiamine to treat septic shock remains controversial. We conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the impact of intravenous thiamine on treatment efficacy of septic shock. ⋯ Intravenous thiamine showed no benefit over placebo in treating patients with septic shock.
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Review Meta Analysis
Optimizing emergency department care transitions to outpatient settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Suboptimal transitions from the emergency department (ED) to outpatient settings can result in poor care continuity, and subsequently higher costs to the healthcare system. We aimed to systematically review care transition interventions (CTIs) for adult patients to understand how effective ED-based CTIs are in reducing return visits to the ED and increasing follow-up visits with primary care physicians. ⋯ ED-based CTIs do not appear to reduce ED revisit or hospital admission after ED discharge but are effective in increasing follow-up.