The use of acupuncture in patients with Raynaud's syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for the treatment of Raynaud's syndrome by conducting a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods: Studies were identified from English and Chinese databases from their inception to September 2020. The outcomes of interest were remission incidence, number of daily attacks, incidence of positive cold stimulation tests and incidence of cold provocation tests.

The effect of calcium and vitamin D compounds on bone mineral density in patients undergoing glucocorticoid therapies: a network meta-analysis.

Introduction/objectives: The objective of our systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) is to investigate which vitamin D and/or calcium regimen would yield the greatest increase in lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip bone mineral density (BMD) in adult patients undergoing glucocorticoid therapy.

Method: We performed NMAs based on a prospectively developed protocol. A database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, CENTRAL and Chinese databases were conducted for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Pharmacological prevention of fractures in patients undergoing glucocorticoid therapies: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Objective: To perform a network meta-analysis (NMA) on the efficacy of antiosteoporotic interventions in the prevention of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures in adult patients taking glucocorticoids (GCs).

Methods: We performed NMAs based on a prospectively developed protocol. A librarian-assisted database search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and Chinese databases was conducted for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing antiosteoporotic interventions in adult patients taking GCs.

Efficacy of therapeutic plasma exchange for treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Objective: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) in adult patients with autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA).

Methods: A search of major English and Chinese databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the use of TPE against no TPE in adult AIHA patients was performed. Outcomes were remission incidence, hematological parameters (ie, hemoglobin count, red blood cell count, reticulocyte percentage, total bilirubin, and hematocrit) and adverse event incidence.