Meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies is an increasingly pivotal approach in evidence-based medicine, enabling the synthesis of data from multiple investigations to assess the ...

Sensitivity analysis integrated the independency of authors, ... Cite this: Meta-Analyses of FibroTest Diagnostic Value in Chronic Liver Disease - Medscape - Oct 15, 2007.

Fourteen articles qualified for meta-analysis. The meta-analysis demonstrated that most tests possess weak diagnostic properties with the exception of the patellar-pubic percussion test, which had ...

Objectives To compare the performance of various diagnostic bronchoprovocation tests (BPT) in the assessment of lower airway dysfunction (LAD) in athletes and inform best clinical practice. Design ...

China: A recent systematic review and meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Medicine highlights the potential role of the ...

Invasive fungal infections were found to be a widespread challenge in ICUs, with prevalence and influence varying by region ...

A study published in July 2025 issue of the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology emphasized the growing burden of colorectal ...

Meta-analysis is an objective examination of published data from many studies of the same research topic identified through a literature search. ... diagnostic criteria, ...

People with multiple sclerosis have a higher risk of developing dementia than the general population, a meta-analysis reports ...

Migraine is associated with a significantly increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer disease (AD), and vascular dementia (VaD), particularly among women and patients who have migraine with ...

A meta-analysis of 187 trials shows that Paxlovid and remdesivir reduce the risk for hospitalization in patients with mild-to ...

A diagnostic delay of 2 to 6 years may be typical in axSpA, noted Raj Sengupta, MBBS, of the University of Bath in England, and co-authors in a recent review. "This time span presents a window of ...