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SynthesisScientific reports2017

Efficacy of alprostadil for preventing of contrast-induced nephropathy: A meta-analysis.

Jing-Zhan Zhang, Xiao-Jing Kang, Ying Gao, Ying-Ying Zheng, Ting-Ting Wu, Long Li, Fen Liu, Yi-Ning Yang, Xiao-Mei Li, Yi-Tong Ma and 1 more

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Synthesis in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jing-Zhan ZhangDepartment of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, P.R. China.
Xiao-Jing KangDepartment of Dermatology, People's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi, P.R. China.
Ying GaoDepartment of Cadre ward, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Ying-Ying ZhengDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Ting-Ting WuDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Long LiDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Fen LiuDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Yi-Ning YangDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Xiao-Mei LiDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Yi-Tong MaDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China.
Xiang XieDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, 830054, P.R. China. xiangxie999@sina.com.
Xinjiang Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University · CNPeople's Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has become the third-leading cause of hospital-acquired acute renal injury. Although alprostadil has been proposed as an effective preventative measure, this conclusion remains inconsistent. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis of the published studies on this topic to evaluate the preventative effect of alprostadil on CIN. Databases, including PubMed, the Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Wanfang, the China Biological Medicine Database (SinoMed) and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) were systematically searched. Nineteen clinical trials involving 2267 individuals were identified. We utilized a random or a fixed effect model to calculate the pooled odd ratios (ORs) and the standardized mean differences (SMD), respectively. Compared to the control group, the CIN risk decreased significantly in the alprostadil group (P < 0.00001, OR = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.21-0.39). In the subgroup of coronary angiography patients, the use of alprostadil also decreased the risk of CIN (P < 0.00001, OR = 0.27, 95% CI: 0.19-0.39). In conclusion, Alprostadil might be associated with a significant reduction in postcontrast Scr, BUN and CysC level and decrease the incidence of CIN.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAlprostadilBiostatisticsChinaClinical Trials as TopicContrast MediaRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeUrological AgentsAlprostadilContrast MediaUrological Agents

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PMID28432310
PMCPMC5430773
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