The aim of this work was to assess the diagnostic value of anti-CCP-3 and anti-CCP-2 for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and determine whether anti-CCP-3 more accurately identifies patients with rheumatoid arthritis than anti-CCP-2. PubMed and CNKI databases were searched for studies published in English and Chinese that examined the use of anti-CCP-3 and anti-CCP-2 in the diagnosis ...

INTRODUCTION Viscoelastic assays have been promoted as an improvement over traditional coagulation tests in the management of trauma patients. Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) has been used to diagnose coagulopathy and guide hemostatic therapy in trauma. This systematic review of clinical studies in trauma investigates the ROTEM® parameters thresholds used for the diagnosing coagulopathy,...

Introduction: This study aims to measure the diagnostic accuracy of chest computed tomography (CT) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) in COVID-19 a systematic review meta-analysis. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Google Scholar, WHO, SSRN, MedRxiv have been searched on March 26, 2020 for all alternative names disease virus. Risk bias assessment was based QUADAS-...

UNLABELLED The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic performance of (18)F-FDG PET and integrated (18)F-FDG PET/CT for diagnosing recurrent esophageal cancer after initial treatment with curative intent. METHODS The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane library were systematically searched for all relevant literature using the key words "(18)F-FDG PET" and "esophageal cancer" and synonyms. Stu...

The technological advancements in the field of medical science have led to an escalation development artificial intelligence (AI) applications, which are being extensively used health sciences. This scoping review aims outline application and performance models for diagnosing, treatment planning predicting prognosis orthognathic surgery (OGS). Data this paper was searched through renowned elect...

BACKGROUND The four square step test (FSST) was first validated in healthy older adults to provide a measure of dynamic standing balance and mobility. The FSST has since been used in a variety of patient populations. The purpose of this systematic review is to determine the validity and reliability of the FSST in these different adult patient populations. METHODS The literature search was con...

BACKGROUND Mutant p53 protein overexpression has been reported to induce serum antibodies against p53. Various studies assessing the diagnostic value of serum p53 antibody in patients with esophageal cancer remain controversial. This study aims to comprehensively and quantitatively summarize the potential diagnostic value of serum p53 antibody in esophageal cancer. METHODS We systematically s...

CONTEXT Health care professionals have reported and used a multitude of special tests to evaluate patients with shoulder injuries. Because of the vast array of tests, educators of health care curriculums are challenged to decide which tests should be taught. OBJECTIVE To survey experienced shoulder specialists to identify the common clinical tests used to diagnose 9 specific shoulder injuries...

Abstract Background Frailty is a dynamic, multidimensional syndrome that highly prevalent in older adults (65 years or older), which increases one’s dependency and vulnerability to adverse health outcomes, including mortality. The Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS) commonly used screening tool for identifying frailty adults. purpose of this systematic review meta-analysis determine the diagnostic test ...