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ArticleBMJ open2020

Contemporary trends in global mortality of sepsis among young infants less than 90 days old: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jen Heng Pek, Ming Ying Gan, Bei Jun Yap, Shu Ting Tammie Seethor, Rachel G Greenberg, Christoph Paul Vincent Hornik, Bobby Tan, Jan Hau Lee, Shu-Ling Chong

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jen Heng PekEmergency Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-8356-7410
Ming Ying GanYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Bei Jun YapYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Shu Ting Tammie SeethorYong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Rachel G GreenbergDepartment of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Christoph Paul Vincent HornikDivision of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Bobby TanDepartment of Paediatrics, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
Jan Hau LeeChildren's Intensive Care Unit, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore.
Shu-Ling ChongDepartment of Emergency Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore chong.shu-ling@kkh.com.sg.ORCID 0000-0003-4647-0019

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionNeonatal sepsis has a high mortality rate that varies across different populations. We aim to perform a contemporary global evidence synthesis to determine the case fatality rates of neonatal sepsis, in order to better delineate this public health urgency and inform strategies to reduce fatality in this high-risk population. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We will search PubMed, Cochrane Central, Embase and Web of Science for articles in English language published between January 2010 and December 2019. All clinical trials and observational studies involving infants less than 90 days old with a clinical diagnosis of sepsis and reported case fatality rate will be included. Two independent reviewers will screen the studies and extract data on study variables chosen a priori. Quality of evidence and risk of bias will be assessed using Cochrane Collaboration's tool and ROBINS-I. Results will be synthesised qualitatively and pooled for meta-analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No formal ethical approval is required as there is no collection of primary data. This systematic review and meta-analysis will be disseminated through conference meetings and peer-reviewed publications. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42020164321.

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Neonatal SepsisSepsisHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMeta-Analysis as TopicPublic HealthResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as Topicepidemiologyinfectious diseasesneonatology

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PMID32737098
PMCPMC7398098

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