Compliance With Accreditation Standards on Diversity: Is Institutional Support the Missing Link?

Introduction: The role of accreditation standards in fostering diversity and inclusion in academic programs remains poorly understood. Accreditation is one approach to increasing diversity through Standard A1.11.

Same-day ART initiation, loss to follow-up and viral load suppression among people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: in 2015, the World Health Organization recommended early antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation after HIV diagnosis. Mixed results on the effect of same-day ART initiation (SDI) over non-same-day ART initiation (NSDI) on loss to follow-up (LTFU) and viral load suppression (VLS) necessitate further evaluation.

Methods: this was a systematic review and meta-analysis of people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Impact of Obesity on Postoperative Complications after Lateral Skull Base Surgery: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: The relationship between obesity and complications after lateral skull base tumor resection is not clear. There is conflicting evidence regarding the incidence of postoperative complications in this patient population. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between obesity and outcomes following lateral skull base tumor resection.

Current Management of Subcondylar Fractures: A Systematic Review.

Objective: The aim of this study is to review the current literature on treatment of subcondylar fractures using traditional open reduction internal fixation (ORIF), closed reduction with maxillomandibular fixation (MMF), and endoscopic open approaches.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Clinicaltrials.gov, and WHO ICTRP.

Selective Neurectomy for Treatment of Post-Facial Paralysis Synkinesis: A Systematic Review.

Background:  Synkinesis is commonly encountered after flaccid facial paralysis and can have a detrimental impact on a patient's life. First-line treatment of synkinesis is chemodenervation with botulinum toxin (Botox) and neuromuscular retraining. Surgical options include selective myectomy, selective neurectomy (SN), cross-facial nerve grafting, nerve substitution, and free gracilis muscle transfer.

Evaluating the Efficacy of Microsurgical Training Methods in Ophthalmology Education: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

 The objective of our paper is to review all of the relevant literature in ophthalmology microsurgical education and identify which teaching methodologies were most effective.  A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature was conducted. Electronic databases, including Ovid MEDLINE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and EMBASE, were searched with preset terms.

Re-Engagement into HIV Care: A Systematic Review.

Identifying evidence-based interventions that can optimize the re-engagement into care of people living with HIV is necessary to achieve and sustain HIV epidemic control. We conducted a systematic review of interventions for re-engagement into HIV care to examine the accumulated evidence and to identify similarities and differences across studies. Between January and March 2020, we searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases for publications from 1996 to 2020.

Elderberry for prevention and treatment of viral respiratory illnesses: a systematic review.

Background: Elderberry has traditionally been used to prevent and treat respiratory problems. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been interest in elderberry supplements to treat or prevent illness, but also concern that elderberry might overstimulate the immune system and increase the risk of 'cytokine storm'. We aimed to determine benefits and harms of elderberry for the prevention and treatment of viral respiratory infections, and to assess the relationship between elderberry supplements and negative health impacts associated with overproduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines.

A systematic review of ultrasound biomicroscopy use in pediatric ophthalmology.

Ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) is the only available option for noninvasive, high-resolution imaging of the intricate iridociliary complex, and for anterior segment imaging with corneal haze or opacity. While these unique features render UBM essential for specific types of trauma, congenital anomalies, and anterior segment tumors, UBM imaging has found clinical utility in a broad spectrum of diseases for structural assessments not limited to the anterior intraocular anatomy, but also for eyelid and orbit anatomy. This imaging tool has a very specific niche in the pediatric population where anterior segment disease can be accompanied by corneal opacity or clouding, and anomalies posterior to the iris may be present.

The effect of platelet transfusion on functional independence and mortality after antiplatelet therapy associated spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: The practice of platelet transfusion to mitigate the deleterious effects of antiplatelet agents on spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains common. However, the effect of antiplatelet agents on patients with ICH is still controversial and transfusing platelets is not without risk. We performed a meta-analysis in order to determine the effect of platelet transfusion on antiplatelet agent associated ICH.

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Nutrients on Blood Lead Levels in Pregnancy.

Objective: To synthesize experimental and nonexperimental research on the relationship between nutrients and blood lead levels in pregnant women. We also performed a meta-analysis on a subgroup of studies on calcium and blood lead levels.

Data Sources: PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched in July 2019.

Design, implementation, and analysis considerations for cluster-randomized trials in infection control and hospital epidemiology: A systematic review.

Background: In cluster-randomized trials (CRT), groups rather than individuals are randomized to interventions. The aim of this study was to present critical design, implementation, and analysis issues to consider when planning a CRT in the healthcare setting and to synthesize characteristics of published CRT in the field of healthcare epidemiology.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted to identify CRT with infection control outcomes.

Fatigue and risk of sickness absence in the working population: A systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies.

Objectives Fatigue, a common complaint in workers, has been related to sickness absence (SA). The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine the prospective association between fatigue and SA in the working population. Methods An electronic literature search was conducted in five databases: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Psyc-INFO and Cochrane CENTRAL.

Evaluating Relevance of Nursing Theories in Cross-Cultural and International Contexts.

Nursing has evolved over the past five decades in propagating the development of theoretical and empirical evidence through the application of nursing theories. The objective of this commentary is to stimulate scholarly debate focused on the development, application, and adaptation of nursing theory by nurse scientists, its relevance in the cross-cultural contexts, and to discuss future directions with a call to action using Leininger's seminal work on Culture Care Theory. The implicit nature of nursing theories preclude the optimal use and application in cross- cultural contexts because of the limitations in achieving conceptual, semantic, and operational equivalence.

An Integrative Review of Flipped Classroom Teaching Models in Nursing Education.

Nursing care is changing dramatically given the need for students to address complex and multiple patient comorbidities. Students experience difficulties applying knowledge gained from didactic instruction to make important clinical decisions for optimal patient care. To optimize nursing education pedagogy, innovative teaching strategies are required to prepare future nurses for practice.

Child maltreatment and problem gambling: A systematic review.

This study systematically reviews research on child maltreatment and risk of gambling problems in adulthood. It also reviews adult problem gamblers' risk of abusing or neglecting their own children. Multiple database searches were conducted using pre-defined search terms related to gambling and child abuse and neglect.

Developing a library systematic review service: a case study.

Systematic review searching is a standard job responsibility for many health sciences librarians. The strategies a library uses to market its expertise may affect the number of researchers requesting librarian assistance as well as how researchers perceive librarians as systematic review collaborators. This article describes how one health sciences library developed, launched, and promoted its systematic review service to researchers on campus.

Cognitive behavioral therapy in persons with comorbid insomnia: A meta-analysis.

Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is effective for treatment of primary insomnia. There has been no synthesis of studies quantifying this effect on insomnia comorbid with medical and psychiatric disorders using rigorous selection criteria. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of CBT-I in studies including patients with medical or psychiatric disorders.

Epoetin zeta in the management of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease, differential pharmacology and clinical utility.

Epoetin zeta was granted marketing authorization in October 2007 by the European Medicines Agency as a recombinant human erythropoietin erythropoiesis-stimulating agent to treat symptomatic anemia of renal origin in adult and pediatric patients on hemodialysis and adults on peritoneal dialysis, as well as for symptomatic renal anemia in adult patients with renal insufficiency not yet on dialysis. Currently, epoetin zeta can be administered either subcutaneously or intravenously to correct for hemoglobin concentrations ≤10 g/dL (6.2 mmol/L) or with dose adjustment to maintain hemoglobin levels at desired levels not in excess of 12 g/dL (7.