scholarly journals Clinical significance of prognostic nutrition index in hospitalized patients with COVID‐19: Results from single‐center experience with systematic review and meta‐analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sina Rashedi ◽  
Mohammad Keykhaei ◽  
Marzieh Pazoki ◽  
Haleh Ashraf ◽  
Atabak Najafi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Significance ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Single Center Experience ◽  
Prognostic Nutrition Index

scholarly journals Clinical effectiveness of convalescent plasma in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 175346662110280
Author(s):  
Roberto Ariel Abeldaño Zuñiga ◽  
Ruth Ana María González-Villoria ◽  
María Vanesa Elizondo ◽  
Anel Yaneli Nicolás Osorio ◽  
David Gómez Martínez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Clinical Improvement ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Clinical Effectiveness ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trials

Aims: Given the variability of previously reported results, this systematic review aims to determine the clinical effectiveness of convalescent plasma employed in the treatment of hospitalized patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of controlled clinical trials assessing treatment with convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. The outcomes were mortality, clinical improvement, and ventilation requirement. Results: A total of 51 studies were retrieved from the databases. Five articles were finally included in the data extraction and qualitative and quantitative synthesis of results. The overall risk of bias in the reviewed articles was established at low-risk only in two trials. The meta-analysis suggests that there is no benefit of convalescent plasma compared with standard care or placebo in reducing the overall mortality and the ventilation requirement. However, there could be a benefit for the clinical improvement in patients treated with plasma. Conclusion: Current results led to assume that the convalescent plasma transfusion cannot reduce the mortality or ventilation requirement in hospitalized patients diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection. More controlled clinical trials conducted with methodologies that ensure a low risk of bias are still needed. The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.

Rate of polymyxin resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 1427-1438
Author(s):  
William Gustavo Lima ◽  
Júlio César Moreira Brito ◽  
Bárbara Gatti Cardoso ◽  
Valbert Nascimento Cardoso ◽  
Magna Cristina de Paiva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hospitalized Patients
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