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SynthesisBMC oral health2024

The effectiveness of chitosan as a hemostatic in dentistry in patients with antiplatelet/anticoagulant therapy: systematic review with meta-analysis.

Giuseppe Minervini, Rocco Franco, Maria Maddalena Marrapodi, Marco Di Blasio, Marco Cicciù, Vincenzo Ronsivalle

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Synthesis in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Giuseppe MinerviniSaveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Rocco FrancoDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, 00100, Italy. rocco.franco@ptvonline.it.
Maria Maddalena MarrapodiDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialist Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, 80121, Italy. mariamaddalena.marrapodi@studenti.unicampania.it.
Marco Di BlasioDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University Center of Dentistry, University of Parma, Via Gramsci 14, Parma, Province of Parma, 43126, Italy. marco.diblasio@studenti.unipr.it.
Marco CicciùDepartment of Biomedical and Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Catania University, Catania, 95123, Italy.
Vincenzo RonsivalleDepartment of Biomedical and Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Catania University, Catania, 95123, Italy.
University of Catania · ITSaveetha University · INUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Parma · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hemorrhage control is a crucial aspect of dental procedures, and achieving efficient hemostasis remains a key challenge. The advent of hemostatic dressings has revolutionized the field of dentistry by providing effective and convenient solutions for managing bleeding in vari-ous dental scenarios. This article aims to provide an overview of hemostatic dressings, their mechanisms of action, and their diverse applications in dentistry. We applied the following Pop-ulation, Exposure, Comparator, and Outcomes (PICO) model to assess the document eligibility. A literature search was performed on major search engines, using keywords. At the end of the search, 3 articles were selected that matched the PICO. Three items were selected after the screen-ing process, and bleeding times were analyzed between the control group and the study group. The overall effect showed a substantial and statistically significant difference with bleeding time in favour of HDD-treated patients, showing that this garrison is very useful in controlling bleed-ing for patients taking anticoagulants and antiplatelets (Mean difference - 5.61; C.I. -5.70, - 5.52); Overall, hemostatic dressings have revolutionized the management of bleeding in dentistry, offering a promising solution to achieve optimal hemostasis, improve treatment outcomes, and enhance patient care, particularly Hemcon.

Indexed as

ChitosanHemostaticsAnticoagulantsDentistryHemostasisHumansAnticoagulantsChitosanHemostaticsBleedingChitosanHemostasisOral Surgery

Identifiers

PMID38200485
PMCPMC10782677
OpenAlexW4390705189

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