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ArticleBMJ open2021

Clinical efficacy and security of glycyrrhizic acid preparation in the treatment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug-induced liver injury: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xia Tian, Wenfan Gan, Yisen Nie, Rongtao Ying, Yongji Tan, Junli Chen, Mei Chen, Chuantao Zhang

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xia Tian *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-4845-3602
Wenfan Gan *Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yisen NieDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Rongtao YingDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yongji TanCollege of Clinical Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Junli ChenCollege of Clinical Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Mei ChenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Chuantao ZhangDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People's Republic of China zhangchuantao@cdutcm.edu.cn.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNChengdu Fifth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCOVID-19 is a highly infectious acute pneumonia. Glycyrrhizic acid preparation (GAP) has been found to have hepatoprotective and antiviral effects, but there is no supporting evidence on its efficacy and security for patients with COVID-19. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The systematic review methods will be defined by Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. This study will start on 1 July 2021 and end on 31 October 2021. A comprehensive electronic search will be conducted with the search of Web of Science, PubMed, Ovid web, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Scientific and Journal Database, Wanfang Database and grey literature, and manual search will be conducted to search literature of randomised controlled trials, single-arm trials and retrospective studies about GAP in the treatment of anti-SARS-CoV-2 drug-induced liver injury from 1 December 2019 to 1 July 2021. There is no time limitations of publication and language will be restricted to Chinese and English. Retrieved studies will be independently screened by two researchers and relevant data will be extracted from studies. Interstudy heterogeneity will be assessed using the I ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval will not be required for no primary data of individual patients will be collected. The final report will be shared with the scientific community through publication in a peer-reviewed journal, as well as with key stakeholders, including patients, healthcare professionals and those working on COVID-19 research. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021234647.

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Chemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryCOVID-19ChinaGlycyrrhizic AcidHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Systematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeGlycyrrhizic AcidCOVID-19infectious diseases & infestationsprotocols & guidelinespublic health

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PMID34244286
PMCPMC8275357
OpenAlexW3178737991

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