2022
Accuracy of presenting symptoms, physical examination, and imaging for diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Systematic review and meta‐analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Strauss SA, Mutter E, McIsaac DI, Kyeremanteng K, Kubelik D, Jetty P, Nagpal SK, Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Roberts DJ, Perry JJ. Accuracy of presenting symptoms, physical examination, and imaging for diagnosis of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 486-496. PMID: 35220634, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureHumansPhysical ExaminationTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonographyConceptsAbdominal aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmRuptured abdominal aortic aneurysmPooled sensitivityCases of rAAADiagnosis of AAAPhysical examination signsEarly surgical interventionLife-threatening conditionClassic clinical symptomsReference standardExamination signsAbdominal painAbdominal massVascular centersBack painClinical symptomsSurgical interventionPhysical examinationIntraoperative diagnosisUrgent transferCare ultrasoundRAAACTA diagnosisSystematic review
2019
Diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in critically ill adults: systematic review and meta-analysis
Fernando SM, Tran A, Cheng W, Rochwerg B, Taljaard M, Kyeremanteng K, English SW, Sekhon MS, Griesdale DEG, Dowlatshahi D, McCredie VA, Wijdicks EFM, Almenawer SA, Inaba K, Rajajee V, Perry JJ. Diagnosis of elevated intracranial pressure in critically ill adults: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ 2019, 366: l4225. PMID: 31340932, PMCID: PMC6651068, DOI: 10.1136/bmj.l4225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCritical IllnessHumansIntracranial HypertensionPhysical ExaminationReproducibility of ResultsTomography, X-Ray ComputedUltrasonography, Doppler, TranscranialConceptsElevated intracranial pressureOptic nerve sheath diameterIntracranial pressureNon-invasive testsMidline shiftIll patientsPhysical examinationSystematic reviewPhysical examination signsDoppler pulsatility indexGlasgow Coma ScaleNerve sheath diameterInvasive ICP monitoringPhysical examination featuresPatient-level dataDiagnostic Accuracy Studies toolTranscranial Doppler pulsatility indexEnglish-language studiesHierarchical summary receiverExamination signsComa ScaleCT findingsIll adultsPulsatility indexBasal cisterns