scholarly journals Systematic review and meta‐analysis of anal motor and rectal sensory dysfunction in male and female patients undergoing anorectal manometry for symptoms of fecal incontinence

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMP Rasijeff ◽  
K García‐Zermeño ◽  
GL Di Tanna ◽  
JM Remes‐Troche ◽  
CH Knowles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Anorectal Manometry ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Sensory Dysfunction

Intraurethral lidocaine use during urodynamics in female patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 366-374
Author(s):  
Dian Paramita Oktaviani ◽  
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Mohammad Ayodhia Soebadi ◽  
Yudhistira Pradnyan Kloping ◽  
Furqan Hidayatullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Female Patients

scholarly journals Anterior Fontanel Size Among Term Newborns: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Oumer ◽  
Ashenafi Tazebew ◽  
Mekuriaw Alemayehu
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Anterior Fontanel ◽  
Test Statistic ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Mean Size ◽  
Term Newborns

Background: Anterior fontanel is an integral element of an infant craniofacial system. There are six fontanels in the newborn skull, namely anterior, posterior, two mastoid, and two sphenoid fontanels. The anterior fontanel is the largest, prominent, and most important for clinical evaluation. Sex, race, genetics, gestational age, and region are the principal factors that influence anterior fontanel size. There exist inconclusive findings on the size of anterior fontanel in newborns. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the pooled mean size of anterior fontanel among term newborns and to identify the pooled mean difference of anterior fontanel size between males and females.Methods: PubMed/Medline, Google Scholar, Science Direct, JBI Library, embase, and Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched. All essential data were extracted using a standardized data extraction format. The heterogeneity across studies was assessed using the Cochrane Q test statistic, I2 test statistic, and p-values. A fixed-effect model and random effect model were used to estimate the pooled mean size of anterior fontanel and the pooled mean difference between male newborns and female newborns, respectively. To deal with heterogeneity, sub-group analysis, meta-regression analysis, and sensitivity analysis were considered. JBI quality appraisal checklist was used to evaluate the quality of studies.Results: In this meta-analysis, 8, 661 newborns were involved in twenty-six studies. Among studies, 13 conducted in Asia, 7 in Africa, 5 in America, and 1 in Europe. The pooled mean size of anterior fontanel was 2.58 cm (95% CI: 2.31, 2.85 cm). The pooled mean size of anterior fontanel for Asia, Africa, America, and Europe region was 2.49, 3.15, 2.35, and 2.01 cm, respectively. A statistically significant mean difference was detected between male and female newborns (D + L pooled MD = 0.15 cm, 95% CI: 0.02, 0.29 cm).Conclusion: The pooled estimate of this review does provide the mean value of the anterior fontanel size in the newborns. There was a statistically significant mean fontanel size difference between male and female newborns. Therefore, male newborns had a significantly larger mean size than female newborns.

Fecal Incontinence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1280-1290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Gu ◽  
M Ellen Kuenzig ◽  
Gilaad G Kaplan ◽  
Mark Pimentel ◽  
Ali Rezaie
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ◽  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Bowel Disease ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Mirabegron in female patients with overactive bladder syndrome: What’s new? A systematic review and meta-analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 73-82
Author(s):  
Stavros Athanasiou ◽  
Eleni Pitsouni ◽  
Themos Grigoriadis ◽  
Dimitris Zacharakis ◽  
Stefano Salvatore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Overactive Bladder Syndrome ◽  
Female Patients

Concentration and Prevalence of Aflatoxin M1 in Human Breast Milk in Iran: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Carcinogenic Risk Assessment: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 785-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
YADOLAH FAKHRI ◽  
RAHEB GHORBANI ◽  
MAHMOUD TAGHAVI ◽  
HASSAN KERAMATI ◽  
NAZAK AMANIDAZ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hazard Index ◽  
Carcinogenic Risk ◽  
Aflatoxin M1 ◽  
Human Breast Milk ◽  
Human Breast ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
The Mean

ABSTRACTThis meta-analysis was designed to review the published reports regarding the concentration and/or prevalence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in human breast milk in Iran. The carcinogenic risk for Iranian infants consuming this milk was estimated with the hazard index. The PubMed and Scopus databases and the Scientific Information Database were screened for relevant studies between 1995 and 2017, and 11 of the 112 collected studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The mean (95% confidence interval) concentration of AFM1 was 5.85 ng/L (4.54 to 7.15 ng/L), which was lower than the European Union standard (25 ng/L). The mean prevalence of AFM1 in breast milk in Iran was 42% (11 to 77%). The estimated daily intakes for male and female infants were 0.02 to 5.57 ng/kg and 0.02 to 3.68 ng/kg of body weight per day, respectively. The rank order of estimated daily intake for both male and female infants according to age was 1 week > 1 month > 6 months > 12 months. The hazard index for all age groups of infants in all provinces in Iran was less than 1. Therefore, infants in Iran were not considered at carcinogenic risk from AFM1 in human breast milk.

Metal-Backed Tibial Components Do Not Reduce Risk of Early Aseptic Loosening in Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 180-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Gianluca Costa ◽  
Mirco Lo Presti ◽  
Alberto Grassi ◽  
Giuseppe Agrò ◽  
Sergio Cialdella ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Aseptic Loosening ◽  
Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty ◽  
Tibial Component ◽  
Revision Rate ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Unicompartmental Knee

AbstractLong-term results of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) have shown a slightly higher revision rate than total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and implant fixation geometry seems to affect prosthetic survivorship. Whether metal-backed tibial component leads to superior performance over the all-polyethylene design is unclear, and a lack of evidence exists in literature. Our purpose was to demonstrate which implant design of UKA (all-polyethylene or metal-backed tibial component) is clinically superior regarding revision rates and clinical functioning, and investigate the role of potential factors that could affect the revision rate. A systematic review was conducted for clinical studies comparing all-polyethylene and metal-backed tibial components used in primary UKAs in terms of revision rates and clinical scores. Meta-regression techniques were used to explore factors modifying the observed effect. All causes of revision were extracted and analyzed, to find statistically significant differences between the two groups. Our research strategy generated a systematic review of nine studies comprising 1,101 UKAs in 1,088 patients with 87 revisions for any reason. Meta-analysis showed a higher, but not statistically significant, risk of aseptic revision in the all-polyethylene group. Studies with a smaller sample size and higher percentage of female patients were correlated to a higher relative risk of revision in favor of all-polyethylene UKAs. Differently, patients' age and duration of follow-up did not influence the risk ratio. The main cause for revision was aseptic loosening in both implants' component, with no statistically differences in the two groups examined. Our results do not show a superiority of the metal-backed tibial component in UKAs in terms of survivorship, although extreme care must be given for patients with high risk of early failure, such as female patients. However, surgical experience, in combination with careful patient selection, remains paramount and may lead to better long-term outcomes in patients requiring UKA. This is a Level III, therapeutic study.

Diagnostic accuracy of anorectal manometry for fecal incontinence: a meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhu Hui Yeap ◽  
Constantinos Simillis ◽  
Shengyang Qiu ◽  
Lisa Ramage ◽  
Christos Kontovounisios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Anorectal Manometry ◽  
Meta Analysis
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