Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Value of Chest CT in the Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Sol Scientiae, Illustra Nos
Methodologic quality was assessed using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) tool. All six studies included patients at...
Factors associated with psychological distress during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the predominantly general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The prevalence of anxiety and depression was 33% (95% CI: 28%-39%) and 30% (26%-36%) in the outbreak. One in three adults in the predominantly general...
Clinical frailty scale and mortality in COVID-19: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) endorsed the clinical frailty scale (CFS) to help with decision-making. Each 1-point incr...
No benefit of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: Results of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Coronavirus pandemic is currently a global public health emergency with no definitive treatment guidelines. We conducted a systematic review and meta-...
Circulating Levels of Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-10, But Not Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha, as Potential Biomarkers of Severity and Mortality for COVID-19: Systematic Review with Meta-analysis
Cytokine storm is a major pathological feature of acute respiratory distress syndromes. Circulating levels of IL-6 and IL-10 might have great potentia...
What is the evidence for transmission of COVID-19 by children in schools? A living systematic review
Emerging evidence suggests a lower IAR and Sars-Cov-2 positivity rate in students compared to school staff. Future prospective and adequately controll...
Systematic review of EEG findings in 617 patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Frontal EEG patterns are reported to be a characteristic finding in COVID-19 encephalopathy. Abnormal EEG abnormalities are common and have implicatio...
Characteristics of pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome (PMIS) associated with COVID-19: a meta-analysis and insights into pathogenesis
An outbreak of pediatric multisystem inflammation syndrome (PMIS) was observed in multiple countries recently. 80% of patients suffered persistent fev...