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ArticleBMJ open2016

Effectiveness of influenza vaccination for preventing influenza-related complications in people with asthma: a systematic review protocol.

Eleftheria Vasileiou, Aziz Sheikh, Chris Butler, Beatrix von Wissmann, Jim McMenamin, Lewis Ritchie, Lilly Tian, Colin Simpson

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Article in BMJ open, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effectiveness of Influenza Vaccines in Asthma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Eleftheria VasileiouAsthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Teviot, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.
Aziz SheikhAsthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Teviot, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.
Chris ButlerNuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, New Radcliffe House, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK Cardiff University, Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Cardiff, UK.
Beatrix von WissmannHealth Protection Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, Meridian Court, Glasgow, UK.
Jim McMenaminHealth Protection Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland, Meridian Court, Glasgow, UK.
Lewis RitchieCentre of Academic Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
Lilly TianThe University of Edinburgh, Teviot, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.
Colin SimpsonAsthma UK Centre for Applied Research, Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Teviot, Medical School, Edinburgh, UK.
Asthma UK · GBHealth Protection Scotland · GBUniversity of Edinburgh · GBUniversity of Aberdeen · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Chief Scientist Office AUKCAR/14/03Department of Health HTA/13/34/14
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionInfluenza vaccination is administered annually as a preventive measure against influenza infection and influenza-related complications in high-risk individuals, such as those with asthma. However, the effectiveness of influenza vaccination in people with asthma against influenza-related complications is still not well established. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search the following databases: MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Web of Science Core Collection, Science direct, WHO Library Information System (WHOLIS), Global Health Library and Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang and ChongQing VIP) from Jan 1970 to Jan 2016 for observational and experimental studies on effectiveness of influenza vaccine in people with asthma. The identification of studies will be complemented with the searching of the reference lists and citations, and contacting influenza vaccine manufacturers to identify unpublished or ongoing studies. Two reviewers will extract data and appraise the quality of each study independently. Separate meta-analyses will be undertaken for observational and experimental evidence using fixed-effect or random-effects models, as appropriate. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Formal ethical approval is not required, as primary data will not be collected. The review will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

Indexed as

AsthmaDisease ProgressionHumansInfluenza, HumanInfluenza VaccinesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRespiratory Tract InfectionsSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeVaccinationInfluenza VaccinesINFECTIOUS DISEASES

Identifiers

PMID27026658
PMCPMC4823396
OpenAlexW2317966024

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