Search Results - "Takwoingi, Yemisi"
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Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (23-02-2021)“…The clinical implications of SARS-CoV-2 infection are highly variable. Some people with SARS-CoV-2 infection remain asymptomatic, whilst the infection can…”
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Signs and symptoms to determine if a patient presenting in primary care or hospital outpatient settings has COVID-19 disease
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (07-07-2020)“…Some people with SARS-CoV-2 infection remain asymptomatic, whilst in others the infection can cause mild to moderate COVID-19 disease and COVID-19 pneumonia,…”
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Rapid, point-of-care antigen and molecular-based tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (26-08-2020)“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the resulting COVID-19 pandemic present important diagnostic challenges. Several diagnostic…”
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Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies (PRISMA-DTA): explanation, elaboration, and checklist
Published in BMJ (Online) (14-08-2020)“…Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy (DTA) studies are fundamental to the decision making process in evidence based medicine. Although such studies…”
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Rapid, point-of-care antigen tests for diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (22-07-2022)“…Accurate rapid diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection would be a useful tool to help manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing strategies that use rapid antigen…”
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Endoscopic ultrasound versus magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography for common bile duct stones
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (26-02-2015)“…Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) are tests used in the diagnosis of common bile duct stones in patients…”
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Diagnostic accuracy of screening tests for COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published in BMJ open (08-10-2015)“…BackgroundChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widely underdiagnosed. A number of studies have evaluated the accuracy of screening tests for COPD,…”
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Predicting recurrent atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a systematic review of prognostic models
Published in Europace (London, England) (01-05-2020)“…Abstract Aims We assessed the performance of modelsf (risk scores) for predicting recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients who have undergone…”
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Empirical Evidence of the Importance of Comparative Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Published in Annals of internal medicine (02-04-2013)“…Systematic reviews that "compare" the accuracy of 2 or more tests often include different sets of studies for each test. To investigate the availability of…”
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Eustachian tube dysfunction: A diagnostic accuracy study and proposed diagnostic pathway
Published in PloS one (08-11-2018)“…Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) is a commonly diagnosed disorder of Eustachian tube opening and closure, which may be associated with severe symptoms and…”
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Ultrasound versus liver function tests for diagnosis of common bile duct stones
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (26-02-2015)“…Ultrasound and liver function tests (serum bilirubin and serum alkaline phosphatase) are used as screening tests for the diagnosis of common bile duct stones…”
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Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (26-11-2020)“…The respiratory illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection continues to present diagnostic challenges. Early research showed thoracic (chest) imaging to be…”
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Thoracic imaging tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19
Published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews (30-09-2020)“…The diagnosis of infection by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) presents major challenges. Reverse transcriptase polymerase…”
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Lead-I ECG for detecting atrial fibrillation in patients attending primary care with an irregular pulse using single-time point testing: A systematic review and economic evaluation
Published in PloS one (23-12-2019)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with increased risk of stroke and congestive heart failure. Lead-I…”
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A protocol for the VISION study: An indiVidual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials comparing MRI-targeted biopsy to standard transrectal ultraSound guided bIopsy in the detection of prOstate cancer
Published in PloS one (03-02-2022)“…Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy for prostate cancer is prone to random and systemic error and has been shown to have a negative predictive value of…”
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Rapid antigen-based and rapid molecular tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2: a rapid review with network meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies
Published in BMC medicine (29-03-2023)“…The global spread of COVID-19 created an explosion in rapid tests with results in < 1 hour, but their relative performance characteristics are not fully…”
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Lead-I ECG for detecting atrial fibrillation in patients with an irregular pulse using single time point testing: a systematic review and economic evaluation
Published in Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) (01-01-2020)“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of stroke and congestive heart failure. Lead-I…”
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Comparing biparametric to multiparametric MRI in the diagnosis of clinically significant prostate cancer in biopsy-naive men (PRIME): a prospective, international, multicentre, non-inferiority within-patient, diagnostic yield trial protocol
Published in BMJ open (05-04-2023)“…IntroductionProstate MRI is a well-established tool for the diagnostic work-up for men with suspected prostate cancer (PCa). Current recommendations advocate…”
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TOMAS-R: A template to identify and plan analysis for clinically important variation and multiplicity in diagnostic test accuracy systematic reviews
Published in Diagnostic and prognostic research (22-09-2022)“…The Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Diagnostic Test Accuracy (DTA) provides guidance on important aspects of conducting a test accuracy systematic…”
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Interferon gamma release assays for Diagnostic Evaluation of Active tuberculosis (IDEA): test accuracy study and economic evaluation
Published in Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) (01-05-2019)“…Interferon gamma release assays (IGRAs) are blood tests recommended for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection. There is currently uncertainty about the…”
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