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SynthesisCurrent allergy and asthma reports2023

Treatments of Epistaxis in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Wirach Chitsuthipakorn, Minh P Hoang, Dichapong Kanjanawasee, Kachorn Seresirikachorn, Kornkiat Snidvongs

Abstract readSystematic ReviewNetwork Meta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wirach ChitsuthipakornCenter of Excellence in Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-9787-6767
Minh P HoangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam.ORCID 0000-0001-8878-2905
Dichapong KanjanawaseeDepartment of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-2681-2958
Kachorn SeresirikachornDepartment of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-0158-7638
Kornkiat SnidvongsDepartment of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand. drkornkiat@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7537-4718
Chulalongkorn University · THHue University · VNRajavithi Hospital · THSiriraj Hospital · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewTo analyze and compare the effects of epistaxis treatments for Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) patients. RECENT

findingsOf total of 21 randomized controlled trials (RCT), the data from 15 RCTs (697 patients, 7 treatments: timolol, propranolol, bevacizumab, doxycycline, tacrolimus, estriol/estradiol, and tranexamic acid) were pooled for the meta-analyses while the other 6 studies (treatments: electrosurgical plasma coagulation, KTP laser, postoperative packing, tamoxifen, sclerosing agent, and estriol) were reviewed qualitatively. When compared to placebo, propranolol offered the most improved epistaxis severity score, mean difference (MD), -1.68, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) [-2.80, -0.56] followed by timolol, MD -0.40, 95%CI [-0.79, -0.02]. Tranexamic acid significantly reduced the epistaxis frequency, MD -1.93, 95%CI [-3.58, -0.28]. Other treatments had indifferent effects to placebo. Qualitative analysis highlighted the benefits of tamoxifen and estriol. The adverse events of tranexamic acid, tacrolimus, propranolol, and estradiol were significantly reported. Propranolol, timolol, tranexamic acid, tamoxifen, and estriol were effective treatments which offered benefits to HHT patients in epistaxis management. Adverse events of tranexamic acid, tacrolimus, propranolol, and estradiol should be concerned.

Indexed as

Telangiectasia, Hereditary HemorrhagicTranexamic AcidEpistaxisEstradiolEstriolHumansPropranololTacrolimusTamoxifenTimololEstradiolEstriolPropranololTacrolimusTamoxifenTimololTranexamic AcidEpistaxisHHTMeta-analysisQuality of lifeTherapeutics

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PMID37995018
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