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Observational studies

Variable selection methods for descriptive modeling

A. D. V. Tharkeshi T. Dharmaratne, Alysha De Livera, Stelios Georgiou, Stella Stylianou

published 02 Jun 2025

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A tool for assessing sex/gender bias in epidemiological studies of occupational health: Pilot testing on studies of sedentary behaviour at the workplace and cardiometabolic health

Michaela Prigge, Janice Hegewald, Kathrin Reichel, Eva Backé, Karla Romero Starke, Andreas Seidler, Ute Latza

published 29 May 2025

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The added diagnostic value of RT-PCR on faeces for the diagnosis of COVID-19

Nathalie Van der Moeren, Rik van den Biggelaar, Karin B. Gast, Jaco J. Verweij, Barbara J.M. Bergmans, Joep J. J.M. Stohr, Jean-Luc Murk

published 29 May 2025

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Feeding infant formula with low sn-2 palmitate causes changes in newborn’s intestinal environments through an increase in fecal soaped palmitic acid

Atsushi Ito, Hiromichi Shoji, Hiroko Arai, Satsuki Kakiuchi, Keigo Sato, Shinji Jinno, Naoto Takahashi, Kenichi Masumoto, Hitoshi Yoda, Toshiaki Shimizu

published 28 May 2025

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Antibiotic prophylaxis for childbirth-related perineal trauma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hannah Armstrong, Jane Whitehurst, R. Katie Morris, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, Rebecca Man, on behalf of the CHAPTER group

published 09 May 2025

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Effect of music on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing gynecological surgery: A meta-analysis

Li Yang, Yong Lin, Yan Long

published 29 Apr 2025

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Effect of knowledge of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) as prophylaxis for malaria on its uptake for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp): Application of inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA) technique

Charles Natuhamya, Edson Mwebesa, Nazarius Mbona Tumwesigye

published 15 Apr 2025

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Use of healthcare administrative claims data in observational studies of antirheumatic drug effects on pregnancy outcomes: A scoping review

Shenthuraan Tharmarajah, Araniy Santhireswaran, Yasmeen Ameeriar, Lisa M. McCarthy, Dharini Mahendira, Howard Berger, Mina Tadrous, Sara J. T. Guilcher

published 31 Mar 2025

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Application of observational research methods to real-world studies for rare disease drugs: A scoping review protocol

Yuti P. Patel, Lea Ghaddar, Yuqi Lin, Nuzat Karim, Kelvin Chan, Lee Dupuis, Mina Tadrous

published 28 Mar 2025

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Long-term outcomes of biodegradable versus 2nd generation durable polymer drug-eluting stents in PCI: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Rosa J Thuemmler, Trisha Choudhary, Yong Hui Tan, Maria-Bianca Andrei, Haipeng Liu, Niraj S Kumar

published 19 Mar 2025

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Active versus restrictive approach to isolated hypotension in preterm neonates: A Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and GRADE based Clinical Practice Guideline

Viraraghavan Vadakkencherry Ramaswamy, Gunjana Kumar, Abdul Kareem Pullattayil S, Abhishek S Aradhya, Pradeep Suryawanshi, Mohit Sahni, Supreet Khurana, Kiran More, on behalf of the National Neonatal Forum, India, Clinical Practice Guidelines Group on Neonatal Shock

published 18 Mar 2025

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Prospective Analysis of urINe LAM to Eliminate NTM Sputum Screening (PAINLESS) study: Rationale and trial design for testing urine lipoarabinomannan as a marker of NTM lung infection in cystic fibrosis

Kara M. Calhoun, Emily Armantrout, Katie Poch, Silvia Caceres, Valerie K. Lovell, Marion Jones, Kenneth C. Malcolm, Brian Vestal, Emily Wheeler, Noel Rysavy, Jordan Manzer, Ibrahim Aboellail, Delphi Chatterjee, Jerry A. Nick

published 10 Mar 2025

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Investigating the safety of physical rehabilitation with critically ill patients receiving vasoactive drugs: An exploratory observational feasibility study

Huw R. Woodbridge, Caroline M. Alexander, Stephen J. Brett, David B. Antcliffe, Ee Lyn Chan, Anthony C. Gordon

published 13 Feb 2025

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