Annals of internal medicine
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Comment Meta Analysis
CRC screening with sigmoidoscopy extends life by 110 d; other cancer screening tests do not extend life.
Bretthauer M, Wieszczy P, Løberg M, et al. Estimated lifetime gained with cancer screening tests: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. JAMA Intern Med. 2023;183:1196-1203. 37639247.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In older adults, specialty geriatrics care, multicomponent interventions, and cognitive stimulation reduce nursing home admission.
Gaugler JE, Zmora R, Peterson CM, et al. What interventions keep older people out of nursing homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023;71:3609-3621. 37526432.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In patients with type 2 diabetes or HF, SGLT2 inhibitors reduce gout-related outcomes.
Banerjee M, Pal R, Maisnam I, et al. Serum uric acid lowering and effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on gout: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2023;25:2697-2703. 37334516.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In intermediate- or high-risk PE, catheter-directed thrombolysis is linked to reduced mortality vs. systemic thrombolysis or anticoagulation.
Planer D, Yanko S, Matok I, et al. Catheter-directed thrombolysis compared with systemic thrombolysis and anticoagulation in patients with intermediate- or high-risk pulmonary embolism: systematic review and network meta-analysis. CMAJ. 2023;195:E833-E843. 37336568.
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Comment Meta Analysis
In adults, MRAs reduce AF occurrence vs. non-MRAs.