Search Results - "Egger, Matthias"

A global mass budget for positively buoyant macroplastic debris in the ocean by Lebreton, Laurent, Egger, Matthias, Slat, Boyan

“…Predicted global figures for plastic debris accumulation in the ocean surface layer range on the order of hundreds of thousands of metric tons, representing…”
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Adiposity and cancer risk: new mechanistic insights from epidemiology by Renehan, Andrew G., Zwahlen, Marcel, Egger, Matthias

“…Key Points A large volume of epidemiological evidence points to an association between body mass index (BMI) and increased risk of several cancer types…”
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Domains of physical activity and all-cause mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies by Samitz, Guenther, Egger, Matthias, Zwahlen, Marcel

“…Background The dose-response relation between physical activity and all-cause mortality is not well defined at present. We conducted a systematic review and…”
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Effect of Preventive Interventions in Mentally Ill Parents on the Mental Health of the Offspring: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Siegenthaler, Eliane, M.D, Munder, Thomas, M.Sc, Egger, Matthias, M.D

“…Objective Mental illness in parents affects the mental health of their children. A systematic review and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of interventions…”
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First evidence of plastic fallout from the North Pacific Garbage Patch by Egger, Matthias, Sulu-Gambari, Fatimah, Lebreton, Laurent

“…The infamous garbage patches on the surface of subtropical oceanic gyres are proof that plastic is polluting the ocean on an unprecedented scale. The fate of…”
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COVID-19 epidemic in Switzerland: on the importance of testing, contact tracing and isolation by Salathé, Marcel, Althaus, Christian L, Neher, Richard, Stringhini, Silvia, Hodcroft, Emma, Fellay, Jacques, Zwahlen, Marcel, Senti, Gabriela, Battegay, Manuel, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Eckerle, Isabella, Egger, Matthias, Low, Nicola

“…Switzerland is among the countries with the highest number of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) cases per capita in the world. There are likely many people…”
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CINeMA: An approach for assessing confidence in the results of a network meta-analysis by Nikolakopoulou, Adriani, Higgins, Julian P T, Papakonstantinou, Theodoros, Chaimani, Anna, Del Giovane, Cinzia, Egger, Matthias, Salanti, Georgia

“…The evaluation of the credibility of results from a meta-analysis has become an important part of the evidence synthesis process. We present a methodological…”
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Blacklists and Whitelists To Tackle Predatory Publishing: a Cross-Sectional Comparison and Thematic Analysis by Strinzel, Michaela, Severin, Anna, Milzow, Katrin, Egger, Matthias

“…We aimed to develop an in-depth understanding of quality criteria for scholarly journals by analyzing journals and publishers indexed in blacklists of…”
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New WHO recommendations on preoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective by Allegranzi, Benedetta, Dr, Bischoff, Peter, MD, de Jonge, Stijn, MD, Kubilay, N Zeynep, MD, Zayed, Bassim, MD, Gomes, Stacey M, MS, Abbas, Mohamed, MD, Atema, Jasper J, MD, Gans, Sarah, MD, van Rijen, Miranda, MD, Boermeester, Marja A, Prof, Egger, Matthias, Prof, Kluytmans, Jan, Prof, Pittet, Didier, Prof, Solomkin, Joseph S, Prof

“…Summary Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most preventable health-care-associated infections and are a substantial burden to health-care systems…”
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Effect of laminar airflow ventilation on surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bischoff, Peter, Dr, Kubilay, N Zeynep, MD, Allegranzi, Benedetta, MD, Egger, Matthias, Prof, Gastmeier, Petra, Prof

“…Summary Background The role of the operating room's ventilation system in the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs) is widely discussed, and existing…”
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New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective by Allegranzi, Benedetta, Dr, Zayed, Bassim, MD, Bischoff, Peter, MD, Kubilay, N Zeynep, MD, de Jonge, Stijn, MD, de Vries, Fleur, MD, Gomes, Stacey M, MS, Gans, Sarah, MD, Wallert, Elon D, BSc, Wu, Xiuwen, MD, Abbas, Mohamed, MD, Boermeester, Marja A, Prof, Dellinger, E Patchen, Prof, Egger, Matthias, Prof, Gastmeier, Petra, Prof, Guirao, Xavier, MD, Ren, Jianan, Prof, Pittet, Didier, Prof, Solomkin, Joseph S, Prof

“…Summary Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common health-care-associated infections in developing countries, but they also represent a substantial…”
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COSMOS-E: Guidance on conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies of etiology by Dekkers, Olaf M, Vandenbroucke, Jan P, Cevallos, Myriam, Renehan, Andrew G, Altman, Douglas G, Egger, Matthias

“…To our knowledge, no publication providing overarching guidance on the conduct of systematic reviews of observational studies of etiology exists. Conducting…”
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Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies by Renehan, Andrew G, Dr, Tyson, Margaret, PhD, Egger, Matthias, MD, Heller, Richard F, MD, Zwahlen, Marcel, PhD

“…Summary Background Excess bodyweight, expressed as increased body-mass index (BMI), is associated with the risk of some common adult cancers. We did a…”
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Methods to systematically review and meta-analyse observational studies: a systematic scoping review of recommendations by Mueller, Monika, D'Addario, Maddalena, Egger, Matthias, Cevallos, Myriam, Dekkers, Olaf, Mugglin, Catrina, Scott, Pippa

“…Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies are frequently performed, but no widely accepted guidance is available at present. We performed a…”
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The Antifungal Pipeline: Fosmanogepix, Ibrexafungerp, Olorofim, Opelconazole, and Rezafungin by Hoenigl, Martin, Sprute, Rosanne, Egger, Matthias, Arastehfar, Amir, Cornely, Oliver A., Krause, Robert, Lass-Flörl, Cornelia, Prattes, Juergen, Spec, Andrej, Thompson, George R., Wiederhold, Nathan, Jenks, Jeffrey D.

“…The epidemiology of invasive fungal infections is changing, with new populations at risk and the emergence of resistance caused by the selective pressure from…”
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Relationship between journal impact factor and the thoroughness and helpfulness of peer reviews by Severin, Anna, Strinzel, Michaela, Egger, Matthias, Barros, Tiago, Sokolov, Alexander, Mouatt, Julia Vilstrup, Müller, Stefan

“…The Journal Impact Factor is often used as a proxy measure for journal quality, but the empirical evidence is scarce. In particular, it is unclear how peer…”
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Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in patients starting antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Müller, Monika, BA, Wandel, Simon, PhD, Colebunders, Robert, Prof, Attia, Suzanna, BA, Furrer, Hansjakob, Prof, Egger, Matthias, Prof

“…Summary In patients with HIV-1 infection who are starting combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), the incidence of immune reconstitution inflammatory…”
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Vivianite is a major sink for phosphorus in methanogenic coastal surface sediments by Egger, Matthias, Jilbert, Tom, Behrends, Thilo, Rivard, Camille, Slomp, Caroline P.

“…Studies of authigenic phosphorus (P) minerals in marine sediments typically focus on authigenic carbonate fluorapatite, which is considered to be the major…”
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The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies by von Elm, Erik, Dr, Altman, Douglas G, Prof, Egger, Matthias, Prof, Pocock, Stuart J, Prof, Gøtzsche, Peter C, MD, Vandenbroucke, Jan P, Prof

“…Summary Much biomedical research is observational. The reporting of such research is often inadequate, which hampers the assessment of its strengths and…”
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Optimal dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, venlafaxine, and mirtazapine in major depression: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis by Furukawa, Toshi A, Cipriani, Andrea, Cowen, Philip J, Leucht, Stefan, Egger, Matthias, Salanti, Georgia

“…Depression is the single largest contributor to non-fatal health loss worldwide. Second-generation antidepressants are the first-line option for…”
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