Assessment of COVID-19-related meta-analysis reporting quality.

Background: Meta-analysis of high-quality primary articles represents the top-quality evidence in medical literature. In this project, our aim was to assess the number and quality of COVID-related meta-analysis published since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The search included the period from January 1, 2020, when the beginning of primary articles on COVID-19, till October 31, 2020.

Effect of Hydrocortisone on Intradialytic Hypotension: A Preliminary Investigational Study.

Introduction: Approximately 15 to 33% of all dialysis treatments are complicated by intradialytic hypotension (IDH). In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the intravenous administration of hydrocortisone prior to HD treatment could prevent IDH or at least decrease the drop in the blood pressure resulting from IDH.

Methods: This study was approved by our local ethics committee/IRB (2017/87) and by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (7/clinical/18).