World J Gastroentero
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World J Gastroentero · Jul 2008
Review Meta AnalysisHow good is endoscopic ultrasound for TNM staging of gastric cancers? A meta-analysis and systematic review.
To evaluate the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for staging of gastric cancers. ⋯ EUS results are more accurate with advanced disease than early disease. If EUS diagnoses advanced disease, such as T4 disease, the patient is 500 times more likely to have true anatomic stage of T4 disease.
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World J Gastroentero · May 2008
Review Meta AnalysisEndoscopic ultrasound: it's accuracy in evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy? A meta-analysis and systematic review.
To evaluate the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), EUS-fine needle aspiration (FNA) in evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy. ⋯ EUS is highly sensitive and specific for the evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy and FNA substantially improves this. EUS with FNA should be the diagnostic test of choice for evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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World J Gastroentero · Dec 2006
Meta AnalysisGlutamine dipeptide for parenteral nutrition in abdominal surgery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
To assess the clinical and economical validity of glutamine dipeptide supplemented to parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. ⋯ Postoperative PN supplemented with glutamine dipeptide is effective and safe to decrease the infectious rate, reduce the length of hospital stay and improve nitrogen balance in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Further high quality trials in children and severe patients are required, and mortality and hospital cost should be considered in future RCTs with sufficient size and rigorous design.
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World J Gastroentero · Jul 2005
Meta AnalysisClinical evidence of growth hormone for patients undergoing abdominal surgery: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
To assess the effectiveness and safety of perioperative growth hormone (GH) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. ⋯ GH for patients undergoing abdominal surgery is effective and safe, if blood glucose can be controlled well. Further trials are required with a sufficient size to account for clinical heterogeneity and to measure other important outcomes such as infection, morbidity, mortality, fluid retention, immunomodulatory effects, and tumor recurrence.