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ArticleMedicine2018

The efficacy and safety of thrombolytic agents for patients with cerebral infarction: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Shenghui Huang, Junshi Jiang, Zhiming Xu, Cuncun Lu, Fang Cao, Wengxia Sang, Ting Gong, Yanyi Li

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Shenghui HuangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Junshi JiangCollege of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Zhiming XuCollege of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Guansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Cuncun LuEvidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University.
Fang CaoDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Wengxia SangDepartment of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Gansu University of Chinese Medicine.
Ting GongDepartment of Encephalopathy, Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Yanyi LiDepartment of Encephalopathy, Gansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China.
Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNLanzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCerebral infarction is a commonly dangerous disease also with high morbidity and mortality. Thrombolytic agent is an effective method to treat it, but their relative efficacy and safety are unclear. A network meta-analysis (NMA) will be conducted to resolve this urgent problem.

methodsThe PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library will be systematically search from their inception to November 2018. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be included this NMA and their risk of bias will be assessed using Cochrane handbook tool. The outcomes of efficacy and safety including: Modified Rankin Scale scores, reperfusion rate, incidence of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage and all-cause mortality. A network meta-analysis will be performed using R x64 3.5.1 software and pairwise meta-analysis will be conducted using Stata 12.0 software (Stata Corp., College Station, Texas). Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) will be used to assess quality of outcomes.

resultsThe results of NMA will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

conclusionThe NMA will provide a comprehensive evidence summary on thrombolytic agents for patients with cerebral infarction.

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Systematic Reviews as TopicCerebral InfarctionFibrinolytic AgentsHumansNetwork Meta-Analysis as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch DesignTreatment OutcomeFibrinolytic Agents

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PMID30593153
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