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ArticleMedicine2022

Comparison of different probiotics in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Xiao Feng, LiJuan Zhuang, Ling Chen, Hongying Zhao, Rui Huang, ZhiFeng Guo

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Article in Medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Xiao FengZhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6283-8245
LiJuan Zhuang
Ling Chen
Hongying Zhao
Rui Huang
Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute diarrhea has a serious impact on the health and lives of children. Previous studies have shown that probiotics have positive and reliable efficacy in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children, but the efficacy of different types of probiotics varies. This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of different kinds of probiotics in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children by means of network meta-analysis.

methodsAccording to the retrieval strategy, randomized controlled studies on probiotics in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children will be searched from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, CNQI, Wanfang, VIP, and Chinese biomedical databases. The retrieval time limit will be from the establishment of the database to January 2022. The quality level of the included studies will be assessed using the Cochrane Risk Bias Assessment Tool and the strength of evidence for outcome measures will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation method. All data analysis will be performed by Revman5.3, Gemtc 0.14.3 and Stata 14.0.

resultsThis study will evaluate the efficacy of different kinds of probiotics in the treatment of acute diarrhea in children by evaluating diarrhea duration, stool frequency, length of hospital stay, adverse reactions, etc.

conclusionsThis study will provide a reliable evidence-based basis for the selection of probiotics for the treatment of acute diarrhea in children. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Private information from individuals will not be published. This systematic review also does not involve endangering participant rights. Ethical approval will not be required. The results may be published in a peer-reviewed journal or disseminated at relevant conferences. OSF REGISTRATION NUMBER: DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/MNJAE.

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Medicine, Chinese TraditionalProbioticsChildDiarrheaHumansNetwork Meta-Analysis as TopicResearch DesignSystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment Outcome

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PMID35356899
PMCPMC10684214
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