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ArticleMedicine2020

Efficacy of surgery for the treatment of astrocytoma: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

Guo-Wei Wang, Bao-Ming Li

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Article in Medicine, 2020. 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.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Guo-Wei WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Weibei Central Hospital, Weinan.
Bao-Ming LiDepartment of Neurosurgery, No.215 Hospital of Shaanxi Nuclear Industry, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6959-931

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study will assess the efficacy of surgery for the treatment of patients with astrocytoma.

methodsWe will undertake searches for randomized controlled trials from the following databases: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure. We will search all these databases from their inception to the March 1, 2020. No language limitation and publication status will be imposed in this study. Two authors will independently carry out study selection, data extraction, and study quality assessment. We will invite another author to solve any divergences between 2 authors. We will use RevMan 5.3 software to conduct statistical analysis.

resultsThis study will present synthesis of most recent evidence of surgery for the treatment of patients with astrocytoma.

conclusionThe findings of this study will provide helpful reference for the efficacy and complications of surgery for the treatment of patients with astrocytoma to the clinicians and future researchers. STUDY REGISTRATION: INPLASY202040194.

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AstrocytomaHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignSurgical Procedures, OperativeSystematic Reviews as Topic

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PMID32501995
PMCPMC7306387

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