Clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute pancreatitis following spinal surgery: a systematic review.

Objective: This study reviewed the current evidence on the clinical characteristics and outcome of acute pancreatitis (AP) following spinal surgery.

Methods: A systematic search was performed to identify English articles published through May 2020 in PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, and Cochrane Library. Data on clinical characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes were analyzed.

Quality of the patient-oriented web-based information on esophageal cancer.

This study was aimed to analyze the readability and quality of patient education websites on esophageal cancer. Yahoo!, Google, and Bing search engines were searched using keywords esophageal cancer, esophageal tumor, esophageal tumor, esophageal malignancy, esophageal cancer, esophageal tumor, esophageal tumor, and esophageal malignancy. The first 50 websites resulting in each keyword search were evaluated using validated FRES, LIDA, and DISCERN scores to assess readability, usability, and reliability, and quality of information, respectively.

Quality of online information for the general public on COVID-19.

Objectives: To analyse the quality of information included in websites aimed at the public on COVID-19.

Methods: Yahoo!, Google and Bing search engines were browsed using selected keywords on COVID-19. The first 100 websites from each search engine for each keyword were evaluated.