Acute effects of stretching on maximal muscle strength and functional performance: A systematic review of Japanese-language randomised controlled trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 54-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koya Mine ◽  
Takashi Nakayama ◽  
Steve Milanese ◽  
Karen Grimmer
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trials ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Acute Effects ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Maximal Muscle Strength

The effectiveness of braces and orthoses for patients with knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review of Japanese-language randomised controlled trials

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koya Mine ◽  
Takashi Nakayama ◽  
Steve Milanese ◽  
Karen Grimmer
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Knee Osteoarthritis ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trials ◽  
English Language ◽  
Japanese Language ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Foot Orthoses ◽  
Language Studies ◽  
Knee Braces ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Background:Knee osteoarthritis is common. The evidence regarding the effectiveness of braces and orthoses for patients with knee osteoarthritis is inconclusive according to English-language literature. English-language reviews to date have not included Japanese-language studies.Objectives:This study aimed to collect and synthesise Japanese-language randomised controlled trials investigating the effectiveness of braces and orthoses for patients with knee osteoarthritis.Study design:Systematic review.Methods:Eight databases were systematically searched from inception to 29 July 2015. Only Japanese-language randomised controlled trials were included. Risk of bias was assessed using Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale. A meta-analysis was not appropriate due to the heterogeneity in the included studies.Results:Seven randomised controlled trials with low to high risks of bias were included. Six of seven included studies were conducted by the same author group. Limited evidence supported the positive effects of short-lever elastic knee braces to improve pain and functional disability in specific outcomes. No evidence was found to support the use of foot orthoses, such as laterally wedged insoles, medial arch support and metatarsal arch pad.Conclusion:Our systematic review found no conclusive evidence about the effectiveness of any braces and orthoses for patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. Future Japanese-language studies should address methodological flaws exposed in this review and strengthen the international evidence base.Clinical relevanceThis is the first systematic review of Japanese-language randomised controlled trials investigating orthoses for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Clinicians can consider the use of short-lever elastic knee braces to improve specifically pain on squat or walking. Evidence found in this review does not support the use of foot orthoses.

scholarly journals Perioperative liberal versus restrictive fluid strategies and postoperative outcomes: a systematic review and metanalysis on randomised-controlled trials in major abdominal elective surgery

Critical Care ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Messina ◽  
Chiara Robba ◽  
Lorenzo Calabrò ◽  
Daniel Zambelli ◽  
Francesca Iannuzzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trials ◽  
Elective Surgery ◽  
Fluid Management ◽  
Risk Difference ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Perioperative Fluid Management ◽  
Liberal Approach ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Abstract Background Postoperative complications impact on early and long-term patients’ outcome. Appropriate perioperative fluid management is pivotal in this context; however, the most effective perioperative fluid management is still unclear. The enhanced recovery after surgery pathways recommend a perioperative zero-balance, whereas recent findings suggest a more liberal approach could be beneficial. We conducted this trial to address the impact of restrictive vs. liberal fluid approaches on overall postoperative complications and mortality. Methods Systematic review and meta-analysis, including randomised controlled trials (RCTs). We performed a systematic literature search using MEDLINE (via Ovid), EMBASE (via Ovid) and the Cochrane Controlled Clinical trials register databases, published from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2019. We included RCTs enrolling adult patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery and comparing the use of restrictive/liberal approaches enrolling at least 15 patients in each subgroup. Studies involving cardiac, non-elective surgery, paediatric or obstetric surgeries were excluded. Results After full-text examination, the metanalysis finally included 18 studies and 5567 patients randomised to restrictive (2786 patients; 50.0%) or liberal approaches (2780 patients; 50.0%). We found no difference in the occurrence of severe postoperative complications between restrictive and liberal subgroups [risk difference (95% CI) = 0.009 (− 0.02; 0.04); p value = 0.62; I2 (95% CI) = 38.6% (0–66.9%)]. This result was confirmed also in the subgroup of five studies having a low overall risk of bias. The liberal approach was associated with lower overall renal major events, as compared to the restrictive [risk difference (95% CI) = 0.06 (0.02–0.09); p value  = 0.001]. We found no difference in either early (p value  = 0.33) or late (p value  = 0.22) postoperative mortality between restrictive and liberal subgroups Conclusions In major abdominal elective surgery perioperative, the choice between liberal or restrictive approach did not affect overall major postoperative complications or mortality. In a subgroup analysis, a liberal as compared to a restrictive perioperative fluid policy was associated with lower overall complication renal major events, as compared to the restrictive. Trial Registration CRD42020218059; Registration: February 2020, https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=218059.

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