Erratum: Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 6: Preoperative antibiotics for shunt surgery in children with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This clinical systematic review of and evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus were developed by a physician volunteer task force. They are provided as an educational tool based on an assessment of current scientific and clinical information as well as accepted approaches to treatment. They are not intended to be a fixed protocol, because some patients may require more or less treatment. In Part 1, the authors introduce the reader to the complex topic of hydrocephalus and the lack of consensus on its appropriate treatment. The authors describe the development of the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Task Force charged with reviewing the literature and recommending treatments for hydrocephalus, and they set out the basic methodology used throughout the specific topics covered in later chapters.

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Foreword: Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/2014.8.peds14426 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 1-2 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ann Marie Flannery ◽

Catherine A. Mazzola ◽

Paul Klimo ◽

Ann-Christine Duhaime ◽

Lissa C. Baird ◽

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Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Pediatric Hydrocephalus ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

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Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Update of the 2014 Guidelines

Neurosurgery ◽

10.1093/neuros/nyaa434 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 87 (6) ◽

pp. 1071-1075

Author(s):

David F Bauer ◽

Lissa C Baird ◽

Paul Klimo ◽

Catherine A Mazzola ◽

Dimitrios C Nikas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Full Text ◽

Best Practice ◽

Medical Literature ◽

Task Force ◽

Relevant Literature ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Pediatric Hydrocephalus ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The Congress of Neurological Surgeons reviews its guidelines according to the Institute of Medicine's recommended best practice of reviewing guidelines every 5 yrs. The authors performed a planned 5-yr review of the medical literature used to develop the “Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines” and determined the need for an update to the original guideline based on new available evidence. OBJECTIVE To perform an update to include the current medical literature for the “Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines”, originally published in 2014. METHODS The Guidelines Task Force used the search terms and strategies consistent with the original guidelines to search PubMed and Cochrane Central for relevant literature published between March 2012 and November 2019. The same inclusion/exclusion criteria were also used to screen abstracts and to perform the full-text review. Full text articles were then reviewed and when appropriate, included as evidence and recommendations were added or changed accordingly. RESULTS A total of 41 studies yielded by the updated search met inclusion criteria and were included in this update. CONCLUSION New literature resulting from the update yielded a new recommendation in Part 2, which states that neuro-endoscopic lavage is a feasible and safe option for the removal of intraventricular clots and may lower the rate of shunt placement (Level III). Additionally a recommendation in part 7 of the guideline now states that antibiotic-impregnated shunt tubing reduces the risk of shunt infection compared with conventional silicone hardware and should be used for children who require placement of a shunt (Level I). <https://www.cns.org/guidelines/browse-guidelines-detail/pediatric-hydrocephalus-guideline>

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Surgical treatment of rectovaginal fistulas (systematic literature review)

Hirurg (Surgeon) ◽

10.33920/med-15-2104-03 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 30-48

Author(s):

Andrei Anatolevich Mudrov ◽

Aleksandr Yur’evich Titov ◽

Mariyam Magomedovna Omarova ◽

Sergei Alekseevich Frolov ◽

Ivan Vasilevich Kostarev ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Clinical Trials ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

High Recurrence Rate ◽

Surgical Interventions ◽

Rectovaginal Fistulas ◽

Surgical Treatments

Despite the large number of available surgical interventions aimed at the treatment of rectovaginal fistulas, the results of their use remain extremely disappointing, associated with the high recurrence rate of the disease reaching 80 %, as well as the lack of a single tactic to minimize the risk of anal incontinence and the need for colostomy. Objective: to conduct a systematic literature review in order to summarize information related to the rectovaginal fistulas surgery. The systematic review includes the results of an analysis of 97 clinical trials selected from 756 publications found in databases. Inclusion criteria: a full-text article, the presence of at least 5 patients in the study, as well as data on the outcome of surgery. Clinical trials with different surgical treatments were identified and classified into the following categories: elimination of the rectovaginal septal defect with a displaced flap (rectal and vaginal); Martius surgery; gracilis muscle transposition; transperineal procedure; abdominal procedure including endoscopic and laparoscopic methods; use of biological or biocompatible materials. Treatment outcomes vary significantly from 0 % to > 80 %. None of the studies were randomized. Due to the low quality of the identified studies, comparison of results and meta-analysis conduction were not possible. Conclusion: as a result of the systematic review, data for the analysis and development of any strategic and tactical algorithms for the treatment of RVF were not obtained. The most important questions still remain open: what and when surgical method to choose, is it necessary to form a disconnecting stoma?

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Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 6: Preoperative antibiotics for shunt surgery in children with hydrocephalus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/2014.7.peds14326 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 44-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Paul Klimo ◽

Mark Van Poppel ◽

Clinton J. Thompson ◽

Lissa C. Baird ◽

Ann-Christine Duhaime ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Class Ii ◽

Shunt Infection ◽

Shunt Surgery ◽

Level Ii ◽

Intravenous Antibiotics ◽

Preoperative Antibiotics ◽

Antibiotic Agents

Object The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was twofold: to answer the question “What is the evidence for the effectiveness of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics for infection prevention in shunt surgery?” and to make treatment recommendations based on the available evidence. Methods The US National Library of Medicine PubMed/MEDLINE database and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were queried using MeSH headings and key words relevant to prophylactic antibiotic use in children undergoing a shunt operation. Abstracts were reviewed to identify which studies met the inclusion criteria. An evidentiary table was assembled summarizing the studies and the quality of evidence (Classes I-III). A meta-analysis was conducted using a random-effects model to calculate a cumulative estimate of treatment effect using risk ratio (RR). Heterogeneity was assessed using chi-square and I2 statistics. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted. Based on the quality of the literature and the result of the meta-analysis, a recommendation was rendered (Level I, II, or III). Results Nine studies (4 Class I, 3 Class II, and 2 Class III) met our inclusion criteria. Of 7 randomized controlled trials (RCTs), 3 were downgraded from Class I to Class II because of significant quality issues, and all RCTs were potentially underpowered. In only 2 Class in retrospective cohort studies were preoperative antibiotic agents found to be protective against shunt infection. When data from the individual studies were pooled together, the infection rate in the prophylactic antibiotics group was 5.9% compared with 10.7% in the control group. Using a random-effects model, the cumulative RR was 0.55 (95% CI 0.38–0.81), indicating a protective benefit of prophylactic preoperative intravenous antibiotics. A sensitivity analysis of RCTs only (n = 7) also demonstrated a statistical benefit, but an analysis of higher-quality RCTs only (n = 4) did not. Conclusions Within the limits of this systematic review and meta-analysis, administration of preoperative antibiotic agents for shunt surgery in children was found to lower the infection risk (quality of evidence: Class II; strength of recommendation, Level II). Recommendation The use of preoperative antibiotic agents can be recommended to prevent shunt infection in patients with hydrocephalus. It was only by combining the results of the various underpowered studies (meta-analysis) that the use of preoperative antibiotics for shunt surgery in children was shown to lower the risk of shunt infection. Strength of Recommendation: Level II, moderate degree of clinical certainty.

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Implementing Prehospital Evidence-Based Guidelines: A Systematic Literature Review

Prehospital Emergency Care ◽

10.1080/10903127.2017.1413466 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 511-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jennifer N. Fishe ◽

Remle P. Crowe ◽

Rebecca E. Cash ◽

Nikiah G. Nudell ◽

Christian Martin-Gill ◽

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Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

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Genetic algorithms and multiprocessor task scheduling: A systematic literature review

10.5753/eniac.2019.9288 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Eduardo Silva ◽

Paulo Gabriel

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Genetic Algorithms ◽

Literature Review ◽

Impact Factor ◽

Task Scheduling ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Scheduling Problem ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Multiprocessor Task Scheduling

This paper reports a systematic review of the literature about genetic algorithms applied to the multiprocessor task scheduling problem. After defining a protocol with the main rules of this review, the research was performed considering journal papers published between 1990 and 2018. At the end of this process, 37 works were recovered and analyzed. By performing a meta-analysis, a variety of information was extracted and summarized, including impact factor, Eigenfactor score, scenarios considered, optimization metrics, volume of citations, and others.

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Hotel Brand Loyalty—A Systematic Literature Review

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12124810 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (12) ◽

pp. 4810 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hanna Górska-Warsewicz ◽

Olena Kulykovets

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Literature Review ◽

Systematic Literature Review ◽

Brand Loyalty ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Sample Population ◽

Publication Type ◽

Travel Type

The aim of this study was to analyze hotel brand loyalty (HBL) based on a systematic literature review conducted according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis (PRISMA) statements. Following these statements, we searched two databases (Scopus and Web of Science) for studies containing the term ‘hotel brand loyalty’. Additionally, the backward and forward snowballing methods were applied. Only empirical studies concerning loyalty towards brand hotels were included, resulting in 26 studies in the final review. The quality of the various studies was evaluated according to the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist. The studies included in the systematic review were analyzed in three areas: general details and study design (authorship, year of publication, type of study, research country or location, characteristic of the sample population, the purpose of stay or travel, type of hotels, hotel brands), research specifications (factors/variables, hypotheses, measurement items, data analysis), and general findings (findings related to HBL and managerial recommendations). To summarize the results, word cloud visualization was applied. For studies included in the systematic review, HBL was analyzed on two levels: in the context of factors determining the guest/tourist loyalty to the hotel brands (such as frequently mentioned brand awareness, brand image, and perceived quality) as well as those pertaining to models of brand equity. This highlighted the need for managers to perform activities in terms of brand experience and shape long-term relationships in order to strengthen loyalty to hotel brands.

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Pediatric hydrocephalus: systematic literature review and evidence-based guidelines. Part 3: Endoscopic computer-assisted electromagnetic navigation and ultrasonography as technical adjuvants for shunt placement

Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics ◽

10.3171/2014.7.peds14323 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 14 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 24-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Ann Marie Flannery ◽

Ann-Christine Duhaime ◽

Mandeep S. Tamber ◽

Joanna Kemp

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Task Force ◽

Catheter Placement ◽

Computer Assisted ◽

Ventricular Catheter ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Electromagnetic Navigation ◽

Shunt Placement ◽

Pediatric Hydrocephalus ◽

Evidence Based Guidelines

Object This systematic review was undertaken to answer the following question: Do technical adjuvants such as ventricular endoscopic placement, computer-assisted electromagnetic guidance, or ultrasound guidance improve ventricular shunt function and survival? Methods The US National Library of Medicine PubMed/MEDLINE database and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were queried using MeSH headings and key words specifically chosen to identify published articles detailing the use of cerebrospinal fluid shunts for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus. Articles meeting specific criteria that had been delineated a priori were then examined, and data were abstracted and compiled in evidentiary tables. These data were then analyzed by the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines Task Force to consider evidence-based treatment recommendations. Results The search yielded 163 abstracts, which were screened for potential relevance to the application of technical adjuvants in shunt placement. Fourteen articles were selected for full-text review. One additional article was selected during a review of literature citations. Eight of these articles were included in the final recommendations concerning the use of endoscopy, ultrasonography, and electromagnetic image guidance during shunt placement, whereas the remaining articles were excluded due to poor evidence or lack of relevance. The evidence included 1 Class I, 1 Class II, and 6 Class III papers. An evidentiary table of relevant articles was created. Conclusions Recommendation: There is insufficient evidence to recommend the use of endoscopic guidance for routine ventricular catheter placement. Strength of Recommendation: Level I, high degree of clinical certainty. Recommendation: The routine use of ultrasound-assisted catheter placement is an option. Strength of Recommendation: Level III, unclear clinical certainty. Recommendation: The routine use of computer-assisted electromagnetic (EM) navigation is an option. Strength of Recommendation: Level III, unclear clinical certainty.

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