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Comparing Interventions for Management of Hot Flashes in Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses.
Hutton B, Hersi M, Cheng W, Pratt M, Barbeau P, Mazzarello S, Ahmadzai N, Skidmore B, Morgan SC, Bordeleau L, Ginex PK, Sadeghirad B, Morgan RL, Cole KM, Clemons M. Comparing Interventions for Management of Hot Flashes in Patients With Breast and Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analyses. Oncology Nursing Forum 2020, 47: e86-e106. PMID: 32555553, PMCID: PMC7891229, DOI: 10.1188/20.onf.e86-e106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHot flash frequencyHot flashesProstate cancerHot flash scoreHistory of breastHot flash severityQuality of lifeFlash frequencyActive therapyPatients' qualitySystematic reviewAbstractTextMeta-AnalysisNarrative synthesisMore interventionsDATA EVALUATIONLiterature searchPatientsTherapyCancerBreastLittle dataInterventionMinimal dataTreatment
2019
Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ahmadzai N, Cheng W, Wolfe D, Bonaparte J, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Skidmore B, Esmaeilisaraji L, Kilty S, Hutton B. Pharmacologic and surgical therapies for patients with Meniere’s disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews 2019, 8: 341. PMID: 31888735, PMCID: PMC6937806, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1195-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensorineural hearing lossMeniere's diseaseQuality of lifeSystematic reviewHearing-related disabilitySeverity of vertigoAttacks of vertigoIntractable Meniere's diseaseKey clinical trialsIntensity of tinnitusPre-specified eligibility criteriaCause of disabilityClinical treatment strategiesPlanned systematic reviewElectronic search strategyOptimal clinical treatment strategiesMedical information specialistBackgroundHearing lossVertigo attacksCochrane riskSurgical therapyBias toolSurgical interventionCochrane LibraryFuture trialsA systematic review and network meta-analysis of existing pharmacologic therapies in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Ahmadzai N, Kilty S, Cheng W, Esmaeilisaraji L, Wolfe D, Bonaparte JP, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Skidmore B, Moher D, Hutton B. A systematic review and network meta-analysis of existing pharmacologic therapies in patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0221713. PMID: 31498809, PMCID: PMC6733451, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing lossSudden sensorineural hearing lossSensorineural hearing lossPTA improvementSystemic steroidsHearing recoveryHearing lossHigh riskManagement of ISSNHLSystematic reviewPure-tone average improvementSystemic steroid treatmentCause of disabilityExperienced information specialistSelection of treatmentQuality of lifeMajority of casesRemoval of duplicatesIntratympanic steroidsIntravenous steroidsIT steroidsOral steroidsPharmacologic therapySteroid treatmentActive treatment
2018
A protocol for a network meta-analysis of interventions to treat patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss
Ahmadzai N, Kilty S, Wolfe D, Bonaparte J, Schramm D, Fitzpatrick E, Lin V, Cheng W, Skidmore B, Moher D, Hutton B. A protocol for a network meta-analysis of interventions to treat patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss. Systematic Reviews 2018, 7: 74. PMID: 29769117, PMCID: PMC5956787, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-018-0736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSudden sensorineural hearing lossIdiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing lossSensorineural hearing lossQuality of lifeHearing lossSystematic reviewExperienced medical information specialistPoor functional statusClinical Trials RegistryPre-specified eligibility criteriaIncidence of harmsCause of disabilityMeasurable hearing lossRisk of anxietyClinical treatment strategiesPlanned systematic reviewOptimal clinical treatment strategiesMajority of casesMedical information specialistBackgroundHearing lossCochrane riskHearing recoveryBias toolTrials RegistryTherapeutic options