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SynthesisJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2019

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Post-operative Complications Following Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Joseph Beecham, Andrew Hart, Leo Alexandre, James Hernon, Bhaskar Kumar, Stephen Lam

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Synthesis in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Post-operative Complications Following Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2019
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  2. Synergism of Adipocytokine Profile andCancer genomics & proteomics
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joseph BeechamNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK. joseph.beecham@doctors.org.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-4390-9164
Andrew HartNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
Leo AlexandreNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
James HernonNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
Bhaskar KumarNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, NR4 7UY, UK.
Stephen LamNorwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK.
University of East Anglia · GBNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe human genome is an under-researched area of pre-operative risk stratification. Studies of genetic polymorphisms and their associations with acute post-operative complications in gastrointestinal surgery have reported statistically significant results, but have varied in methodology, genetic variations studied, and conclusions reached. To provide clarity, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and their association with post-operative complications after major gastrointestinal surgery.

methodsWe performed a literature search using Ovid MEDLINE and Web of Science databases. Studies were included if they investigated genetic polymorphisms and their associations with post-operative complications after major gastrointestinal surgery. We extracted clinical and genetic data from each paper and assessed for quality against the STrengthening the REporting of Genetic Association Studies (STREGA) guidelines. Odds ratios were presented, with 95% confidence intervals, to assess strengths of association. We conducted a meta-analysis on TNF-α-308, which had been assessed in three papers.

resultsOur search returned 68 papers, of which 5 were included after screening and full-text review. Twenty-two different single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were investigated in these studies. We found that all papers were genetic association studies, and had selected SNPs related to inflammation. The outcome investigated was most commonly post-operative infection, but also anastomotic leak and other non-infectious complications. Statistically significant associations were found for TNF-α-308, IL-10-819, PTGS2-765 and IFN-γ-874. There was significant variability in study quality and methodology. We conducted a meta-analysis on associations between the TNF-α-308 polymorphism and post-operative infection and report an OR of 1.18 (CI 0.27-5.21).

conclusionsWe found biologically plausible associations between SNPs involved in inflammation and post-operative infection, but the available data were too limited and of insufficient quality to reach definitive conclusions. Further work is needed, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS).

Indexed as

Polymorphism, Single NucleotideDigestive System Surgical ProceduresGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansPostoperative ComplicationsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaGastrointestinal surgeryGeneticsPost-operative complications

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PMID31270721
PMCPMC6831536
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