15 results match your criteria: "ERIS Research Institute[Affiliation]"
Article Synopsis
- Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is a serious and common emergency in children, which can lead to significant health risks.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate how effective chest CT scans are in diagnosing FBA in pediatric patients, assessing various studies published until May 2024.
- The findings showed that chest CT scans have a very high sensitivity (99%) and specificity (97%) for identifying FBA, underscoring their diagnostic value despite some variability in study results.
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- Monkeypox (Mpox) is an Orthopoxvirus causing skin blisters with a mortality rate of 0-10% and has seen an increase in cases since the end of global smallpox vaccinations.
- This review discusses updates on Mpox's transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, highlighting the role of AI in predicting the disease.
- Key prevention strategies involve PCR testing for early detection, vaccination with JYNNEOS and ACAM2000, and minimizing contact with symptomatic individuals, similar to STI prevention practices.
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- Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a frequent reason for acute abdominal pain in emergency settings, but a definitive diagnostic method is still unclear.
- This systematic review evaluated 21 studies with nearly 2,000 patients to determine how accurate ultrasonography is for diagnosing SBO, using comprehensive statistical analysis.
- The results indicate ultrasonography has a high sensitivity (93%) and good specificity (80%) for SBO diagnosis, suggesting it is a promising tool, though further global studies are needed to reinforce these findings.
Diagnostic Accuracy of Ultrasonography for Identification of Elbow Fractures in Children; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Arch Acad Emerg Med
September 2023
ERIS Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Article Synopsis
- A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to assess the accuracy of ultrasonography for diagnosing elbow fractures in children, as previous studies have shown mixed results.
- The analysis included 648 studies with 1,000 patients, revealing a pooled sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 87%, indicating that ultrasonography is generally effective.
- Despite promising findings, the authors caution that the studies had limitations and suggest the need for future high-quality research to better standardize the use of ultrasonography in clinical settings.
Point-Of-Care Ultrasonography for Identification of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscess in Adult and Pediatric Patients; a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Arch Acad Emerg Med
July 2023
ERIS Research Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction: Differentiating the soft tissue abscess from other types of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) poses a particular challenge because they have similar physical evaluation findings, but each disease has a different course, outcome, and treatment. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of point-of-care ultrasonography for diagnosis of soft tissue abscess in the emergency departments.
Methods: A comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Google Scholar, from inception to January 2023, was conducted to identify relevant studies investigating the diagnostic performance of point-of-care ultrasonography for identification of abscess.
Article Synopsis
- - The study evaluates the Ottawa Knee Rule (OKR) for diagnosing fractures in knee trauma cases, aiming to improve accuracy and reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from radiography.
- - A systematic review of 18 studies involving 6,702 patients revealed that OKR has a sensitivity of 98% and a specificity of 43% for detecting fractures.
- - The findings suggest that OKR could potentially decrease unnecessary radiography and associated costs, although more high-quality research is needed to confirm these benefits.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for intussusception in children, which can be difficult to diagnose due to nonspecific clinical signs and unclear patient histories.
- A systematic review of 37 studies found that ultrasonography has high pooled sensitivity (0.96) and specificity (0.97) for detecting intussusception.
- Additionally, there was no significant difference in diagnostic performance between point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and radiologist-performed ultrasound (RADUS).
Nutritional status, body composition, and blood biochemical parameters of patients following sleeve gastrectomy.
Clin Nutr ESPEN
June 2022
Eris Research Institute, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address:
Screening Performance Characteristics of Ultrasonography in Confirmation of Endotracheal Intubation; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Arch Acad Emerg Med
October 2021
School of Medicine, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran.
Introduction: Recent studies have suggested that point-of-care ultrasonography can be used for confirming the placement of endotracheal tube. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography for confirming endotracheal tube placement.
Methods: In this meta-analysis, systematic search of the previous published papers investigating the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for confirmation of endotracheal tube placement was performed.
Non-invasive monitoring of pH and oxygen using miniaturized electrochemical sensors.
J Transl Med
June 2021
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Comparison of ultrasound-accelerated versus conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis for deep vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vascular
April 2022
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Recent in vitro and clinical studies have shown that ultrasound-accelerated catheter-directed thrombolysis (USACDT) can accelerate thrombolysis. Therefore, in this meta-analysis, we aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of USACDT with conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis in patients with deep vein thrombosis.
Methods: A systematic search of the following electronic databases was performed from their dates of inception to 20 June 2020: MEDLINE, Scopus, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE.
Intestinal transplantation and quality of life.
Clin Nutr
February 2021
Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran.
Circulating periostin levels increase in association with bone density loss and healing progression during the early phase of hip fracture in Chinese older women.
Osteoporos Int
October 2020
School of Dentistry, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.