Arnav Agarwal, MD, FRCPC

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

Pronouns: he/him

Personal Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=fh4fC2QAAAAJ

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Medicine Dept

Email: arnav.agarwal@ualberta.ca

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general internal medicine clinical epidemiology systematic reviews practice guidelines GRADE

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General internal medicine physician and clinician-scientist with a focus on rigorous systematic reviews, development of trustworthy practice guidelines and application of GRADE.

Featured Publications

Commonly used interventional procedures for non-cancer chronic spine pain: a clinical practice guideline

BMJ. 2025 January; 10.1136/bmj-2024-079970

Core GRADE 7: Principles for moving from evidence to recommendations and decisions

BMJ. 2025 January; 10.1136/bmj-2024-083867

Do peer reviewers comment on reporting items as instructed by the journal? A secondary analysis of two randomized trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2025 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111818

Drug treatments for mild or moderate covid-19: Systematic review and network meta-analysis

BMJ. 2025 January; 10.1136/bmj-2024-081165

Duration of primary/secondary treatment to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Blood Advances. 2025 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2024015371

Successes, shortcomings and learning opportunities for evidence-based medicine from the COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. 2025 January; 10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112815

Treatment of Critical Bleeds in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Systematic Review

European Journal of Haematology. 2025 January; 10.1111/ejh.14351

Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Update #2

Journal of Rheumatology. 2024 January; 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0540

Characteristics, Progression, and Output of Randomized Platform Trials: A Systematic Review

JAMA Network Open. 2024 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.3109

Empiric antibiotic regimens in adults with non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.05.017

Industry Funding by Itself is Not a Reason for Rating Down Studies for Risk of Bias

Journal of Law Medicine and Ethics. 2024 January; 10.1017/jme.2024.144

Nutrition Users’ Guides: RCTs Part 2 – structured guide for interpreting and applying study results from randomised controlled trials on therapy or prevention questions

BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health. 2024 January; 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000834

Nutrition users' guides: RCTs part 1 - structured guide for assessing risk of bias in randomised controlled trials that address therapy or prevention questions

BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health. 2024 January; 10.1136/bmjnph-2023-000833

Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding fibromyalgia A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies

Medicine United States. 2024 January; 10.1097/MD.0000000000039109

Protocol for a Series of Systematic Reviews and Network Meta-analyses of Randomized Controlled Trials of Medications for Patients with Overactive Bladder Symptoms

European Urology Open Science. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.euros.2024.08.006

Real-world use of glucocorticoids and clinical outcomes in adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia on medical wards

Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2024 January; 10.1002/jhm.13422

Sex and gender-based analysis and diversity metric reporting in acute care trials published in high-impact journals: a systematic review

BMJ Open. 2024 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081118

Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors for adults with chronic kidney disease: a clinical practice guideline

BMJ. 2024 January; 10.1136/bmj-2024-080257

Treatment of critical bleeding events in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews. 2024 January; 10.1186/s13643-023-02436-6

World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update – XI – Milk supplement/replacement formulas for infants and toddlers with CMA – Systematic review

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024 January; 10.1016/j.waojou.2024.100947

Benefits and harms of drug treatment for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ. 2023 January; 10.1136/bmj-2022-074068

Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Update #1

Journal of Rheumatology. 2023 January; 10.3899/jrheum.2023-0625

Comparison of seven popular structured dietary programmes and risk of mortality and major cardiovascular events in patients at increased cardiovascular risk: systematic review and network meta-analysis

BMJ. 2023 January; 10.1136/bmj-2022-072003

External validation of FRISBEE 5-year fracture prediction models: a registry-based cohort study

Archives of Osteoporosis. 2023 January; 10.1007/s11657-022-01205-7

Introducing the Library of Guidance for Health Scientists (LIGHTS) A Living Database for Methods Guidance

JAMA Network Open. 2023 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.53198

Moving Beyond the Doctor’s Perspective of the Patient’s Perspective

Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2023 January; 10.1007/s11606-023-08144-0

New-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill adult patients—an SSAI clinical practice guideline

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 2023 January; 10.1111/aas.14262

Physician antimicrobial prescribing and patient outcomes on general medical wards: a multicentre retrospective cohort study

CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2023 January; 10.1503/cmaj.221732

Preventive care recommendations to promote health equity

CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2023 January; 10.1503/cmaj.230237

Preventive care recommendations to promote health equity,Recommandations pour des soins préventifs pour promouvoir l’équité en matière de santé

CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2023 January; 10.1503/cmaj.230237-f

Protocol for the development of guidance for collaborator and partner engagement in health care evidence syntheses

Systematic Reviews. 2023 January; 10.1186/s13643-023-02279-1

Reminding Peer Reviewers of Reporting Guideline Items to Improve Completeness in Published Articles: Primary Results of 2 Randomized Trials

JAMA Network Open. 2023 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.17651

Reporting of costs and economic impacts in randomized trials of de-implementation interventions for low-value care: a systematic scoping review

Implementation Science. 2023 January; 10.1186/s13012-023-01290-3

Timing of symptomatic venous thromboembolism after surgery: Meta-analysis

British Journal of Surgery. 2023 January; 10.1093/bjs/znad035

Use of Telemedicine for Postdischarge Assessment of the Surgical Wound: International Cohort Study, and Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

Annals of Surgery. 2023 January; 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005506

A Framework for the Development of Living Practice Guidelines in Health Care

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022 January; 10.7326/M22-0514

Administration of Parenteral Vitamin C in Patients with Severe Infection: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Jmir Research Protocols. 2022 January; 10.2196/33989

Assessment of concordance between related systematic reviews and between related guideline recommendations: protocol for a methodological survey

Medrxiv. 2022 January; 10.1101/2022.07.11.22277498

Association of Low- and No-Calorie Sweetened Beverages as a Replacement for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages With Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Network Open. 2022 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.2092

Benefits and harms of direct oral anticoagulation and low molecular weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: Systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials

BMJ. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmj-2021-066785

Canadian Rheumatology Association Living Guidelines for the Pharmacological Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

Journal of Rheumatology. 2022 January; 10.3899/jrheum.220209

Developing an Education Pathway for Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Rapid Diagnostic Testing: Investigating Informational and Supportive Care Needs

Journal of Cancer Education. 2022 January; 10.1007/s13187-020-01847-6

Effects of hospital facilities on patient outcomes after cancer surgery: an international, prospective, observational study

Lancet Global Health. 2022 January; 10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00168-1

Elective surgery system strengthening: development, measurement, and validation of the surgical preparedness index across 1632 hospitals in 119 countries

Lancet. 2022 January; 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01846-3

Emerging evidence for non-pharmacologic interventions in reducing the burden of respiratory illnesses

Internal and Emergency Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1007/s11739-022-02932-y

Endovascular thrombectomy and intravenous alteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion: A clinical practice guideline

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1111/jebm.12493

Erratum: Prognostic factors for severity and mortality in patients infected with COVID-19: A systematic review (PLoS ONE (2020) 15:11 (e0241955) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241955)

Plos One. 2022 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0269291

Fracture prediction tools in diabetes

Current Opinion in Endocrinology Diabetes and Obesity. 2022 January; 10.1097/MED.0000000000000734

Ku-gaa-gii pimitizi-win, the COVID-19 cohort study of people experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada: a study protocol

BMJ Open. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063234

Less intensive antileukemic therapies (monotherapy and/or combination) for older adults with acute myeloid leukemia who are not candidates for intensive antileukemic therapy: A systematic review and metaanalysis

Plos One. 2022 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0263240

Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation: Established and New Insights

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1055/s-0042-1747929

Long-term and serious harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic pain: a systematic review of non-randomised studies

BMJ Open. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054282

More work needed on decision analysis for shared decision-making: A scoping review

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.10.001

Non-COVID outcomes associated with the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic effects study (COPES): A systematic review and meta-analysis

Plos One. 2022 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0269871

Nonregistration, discontinuation, and nonpublication of randomized trials: A repeated metaresearch analysis

Plos Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003980

Performance of the Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator in Individuals with Diabetes: A Registry-Based Cohort Study

Calcified Tissue International. 2022 January; 10.1007/s00223-021-00941-1

PoCUS: Just because we can doesn't mean we should

Academic Emergency Medicine. 2022 January; 10.1111/acem.14474

Predictive performance of the Garvan Fracture Risk Calculator: a registry-based cohort study

Osteoporosis International. 2022 January; 10.1007/s00198-021-06252-3

Randomized controlled trials in de-implementation research: a systematic scoping review

Implementation Science. 2022 January; 10.1186/s13012-022-01238-z

Reporting quality of clinical trial protocols: a repeated cross-sectional study about the Adherence to SPIrit Recommendations in Switzerland, CAnada and GErmany (ASPIRE-SCAGE)

BMJ Open. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053417

Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062428

Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients With Heart Failure A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022 January; 10.7326/M21-4284

The Usefulness of the Rapid Shallow Breathing Index in Predicting Successful Extubation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Chest. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.chest.2021.06.030

The trustworthiness and impact of trial preprints for COVID-19 decision-making: A methodological study

Medrxiv. 2022 January; 10.1101/2022.04.04.22273372

Trustworthy Patient-Centered Guidelines: Insights From Atopic Dermatitis and a Proposal for the Future

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Practice. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.06.017

Unclear reporting of secondary outcome in randomized trial of Lv et al

Irish Journal of Medical Science. 2022 January; 10.1007/s11845-021-02810-0

Viscosupplementation for knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ. 2022 January; 10.1136/bmj-2022-069722

World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update – XIII – Oral immunotherapy for CMA – Systematic review

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022 January; 10.1016/j.waojou.2022.100682

Accuracy of Cardiovascular Trial Outcome Ascertainment and Treatment Effect Estimates from Routine Health Data: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2021 January; 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.120.007903

Adherence of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pharmacologic Treatments of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 to Trustworthy Standards: A Systematic Review

JAMA Network Open. 2021 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36263

An International Survey on the Use of Thromboprophylaxis in Urological Surgery

European Urology Focus. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.euf.2020.05.015

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews. 2021 January; 10.1186/s13643-021-01864-6

Blastomycosis with rapid-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome in an urban setting

BMJ Case Reports. 2021 January; 10.1136/bcr-2020-239498

Clinical trials in COVID-19 management & prevention: A meta-epidemiological study examining methodological quality

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.07.002

Developing trustworthy recommendations as part of an urgent response (1–2 weeks): a GRADE concept paper

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.09.037

Drug–drug interactions with warfarin: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2021 January; 10.1111/bcp.14833

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis presenting as pancreatic disease

BMJ Case Reports. 2021 January; 10.1136/bcr-2020-241033

Immediate effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient health, health-care use, and behaviours: results from an international survey of people with rheumatic diseases

Lancet Rheumatology. 2021 January; 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00175-2

Impact of Bacillus Calmette-Gue´rin (BCG) vaccination on postoperative mortality in patients with perioperative SARS-CoV-2 infection

Bjs Open. 2021 January; 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab131

In adults hospitalized with COVID-19, the 5-variable SOARS score predicted in-hospital mortality

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 January; 10.7326/ACPJ202108170-095

In healthy older adults, daily aspirin increased cancer mortality

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 January; 10.7326/ACPJ202107200-074

Long-term and serious harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic pain: A systematic review of non-randomized studies

Medrxiv. 2021 January; 10.1101/2021.05.27.21257921

Mortality at For-Profit Versus Not-For-Profit Hemodialysis Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

International Journal of Health Services. 2021 January; 10.1177/0020731420980682

Preoperative nasopharyngeal swab testing and postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing elective surgery during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

British Journal of Surgery. 2021 January; 10.1093/bjs/znaa051

Prophylaxis against covid-19: Living systematic review and network meta-analysis

BMJ. 2021 January; 10.1136/bmj.n949

Prophylaxis for covid-19: Living systematic review and network meta-analysis

Medrxiv. 2021 January; 10.1101/2021.02.24.21250469

Reporting quality of trial protocols improved for non-regulated interventions but not regulated interventions: A repeated cross-sectional study

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.05.011

Risk of dispersion or aerosol generation and infection transmission with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs for detection of COVID-19: A systematic review

BMJ Open. 2021 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040616

Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes: A bayesian meta-analysis and meta-regression

Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021 January; 10.1161/JAHA.120.019918

Therapies for Preventing Bone Loss with Glucocorticoid Treatment

Current Osteoporosis Reports. 2021 January; 10.1007/s11914-020-00653-9

Treatment effects in randomised trials using routinely collected data for outcome assessment versus traditional trials: meta-research study

BMJ. 2021 January; 10.1136/bmj.n450

Validity of observational evidence on putative risk and protective factors: appraisal of 3744 meta-analyses on 57 topics

BMC Medicine. 2021 January; 10.1186/s12916-021-02020-6

Visual Analogue Scale has higher assay sensitivity than WOMAC pain in detecting between-group differences in treatment effects: a meta-epidemiological study

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2021 January; 10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.004

Web Exclusive. Annals Graphic Medicine - Last Human Contact in COVID-19

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2021 January; 10.7326/G20-0090

A Single-Center Retrospective Study on the Initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Cardiorenal Syndrome and Subsequent Hospitalizations

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2020 January; 10.1177/2054358120979239

A living WHO guideline on drugs for covid-19

BMJ. 2020 January;

American society of hematology 2020 guidelines for treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in older adults

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001920

Annals of internal medicine: More than MD

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 January; 10.7326/G19-0090

Approaches of integrating the development of guidelines and quality indicators: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research. 2020 January; 10.1186/s12913-020-05665-w

Clinical Trial Evidence Supporting US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Novel Cancer Therapies Between 2000 and 2016

JAMA Network Open. 2020 January; 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.24406

Clinical Trials in COVID-19 Management & Prevention: A Meta-epidemiological Study examining methodological quality

Medrxiv. 2020 January; 10.1101/2020.11.29.20237875

Comparing low-molecular-weight heparin dosing for treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with obesity (RIETE registry)

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019001373

Drug treatments for covid-19: Living systematic review and network meta-Analysis

BMJ. 2020 January; 10.1136/bmj.m2980

Erratum: “A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses” (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology (2019) 113 (159–167), (S0895435618308576), (10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.05.014))

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.04.003

High-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: systematic reviews of effectiveness and its risks of aerosolization, dispersion, and infection transmission,Les canules nasales à haut débit pour le traitement de l’insuffisance respiratoire hypoxémique aiguë chez les patients atteints de la COVID-19: comptes rendus systématiques de l’efficacité et des risques d’aérosolisation, de dispersion et de transmission de l’infection

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. 2020 January; 10.1007/s12630-020-01740-2

Management of acute pain from non-low back, musculoskeletal injuries a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 January; 10.7326/M19-3601

Meta-analyses proved inconsistent in how missing data were handled across their included primary trials: A methodological survey

Clinical Epidemiology. 2020 January; 10.2147/CLEP.S242080

Mortality and pulmonary complications in patients undergoing surgery with perioperative sars-cov-2 infection: An international cohort study

Lancet. 2020 January; 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31182-X

Patient values and preferences regarding VTE disease: A systematic review to inform American Society of Hematology guidelines

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2019000462

Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis in adult patients undergoing neurosurgical interventions for preventing venous thromboembolism

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020002195

Potential impact of missing outcome data on treatment effects in systematic reviews: Imputation study

BMJ. 2020 January; 10.1136/bmj.m2898

Prognostic Factors for Severity and Mortality in Patients Infected with COVID-19: A Systematic Review

Ssrn. 2020 January; 10.2139/ssrn.3627285

Prognostic factors for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Blood. 2020 January; 10.1182/BLOOD.2019003603

Prognostic factors for severity and mortality in patients infected with COVID-19: A systematic review

Plos One. 2020 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0241955

Rationale and design of repeated cross-sectional studies to evaluate the reporting quality of trial protocols: the Adherence to SPIrit REcommendations (ASPIRE) study and associated projects

Trials. 2020 January; 10.1186/s13063-020-04808-y

Re: The Impact of Nocturia on Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Urology. 2020 January; 10.1097/JU.0000000000001125

Remdesivir for severe covid-19: A clinical practice guideline

BMJ. 2020 January; 10.1136/bmj.m2924

Reporting of conflicts of interest by authors of primary studies on health policy and systems research: A cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open. 2020 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032425

Risk models for VTE and bleeding in medical inpatients: Systematic identification and expert assessment

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001937

Risk-assessment models for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: An overview of systematic reviews

Blood Advances. 2020 January; 10.1182/BLOODADVANCES.2020002482

Safety of hospital discharge before return of bowel function after elective colorectal surgery

British Journal of Surgery. 2020 January; 10.1002/bjs.11422

Subacromial decompression surgery for adults with shoulder pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2020 January; 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100486

The Impact of Nocturia on Falls and Fractures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Urology. 2020 January; 10.1097/JU.0000000000000459

The Impact of Nocturia on Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Urology. 2020 January; 10.1097/JU.0000000000000463

The UpPriority tool was developed to guide the prioritization of clinical guideline questions for updating

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2020 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.018

The worldwide clinical trial research response to the COVID-19 pandemic - the first 100 days

F1000research. 2020 January; 10.12688/f1000research.26707.1

Web Exclusive. Annals Graphic Medicine - More Than Suturing Wounds

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2020 January; 10.7326/G19-0063

A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.05.014

Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Management of Open Fractures

Jbjs Reviews. 2019 January; 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.17.00197

Assessing Patient Perspectives on Receiving Bad News: A Survey of 1337 Patients With Life-Changing Diagnoses

AJOB Empirical Bioethics. 2019 January; 10.1080/23294515.2018.1543218

Decision Aids for Prostate Cancer Screening Choice: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Internal Medicine. 2019 January; 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0763

Effect of lower versus higher red meat intake on cardiometabolic and cancer outcomes a systematic review of randomized trials

Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019 January; 10.7326/M19-0622

Informational needs of brain metastases patients and their caregivers

Neuro Oncology Practice. 2019 January; 10.1093/nop/npy008

Labelling chest x-ray reports using an open-source NLP and ML tool for text data binary classification

Medrxiv. 2019 January; 10.1101/19012518

PREDIMED trial of Mediterranean diet: Retracted, republished, still trusted?

BMJ Online. 2019 January; 10.1136/bmj.l341

Pooled analysis of who surgical safety checklist use and mortality after emergency laparotomy

British Journal of Surgery. 2019 January; 10.1002/bjs.11051

Potentially missing data are considerably more frequent than definitely missing data: a methodological survey of 638 randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.10.001

Public, health professional and legislator perspectives on the concept of psychiatric disease: A population-based survey

BMJ Open. 2019 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024265

Relation of Total Sugars, Sucrose, Fructose, and Added Sugars With the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.05.034

Reporting Quality of Journal Abstracts for Surgical Randomized Controlled Trials Before and After the Implementation of the CONSORT Extension for Abstracts

World Journal of Surgery. 2019 January; 10.1007/s00268-019-05064-1

Single pivotal trials with few corroborating characteristics were used for FDA approval of cancer therapies

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2019 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.05.033

Subacromial decompression surgery for rotator cuff disease

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019 January; 10.1002/14651858.CD005619.pub3

Treatments for preventing recurrence of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019 January; 10.1002/14651858.CD012300.pub2

50 Years Ago in THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS: Comparison of Orally Absorbable and Nonabsorbable Antibiotics in Shigellosis: A Double-Blind Study with Ampicillin and Neomycin

Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.11.020

A cohort study on effect of whole brain radiotherapy in patients with brain metastases from solid cancers

Journal of Pain Management. 2018 January;

A systematic review of how patients value COPD outcomes

European Respiratory Journal. 2018 January; 10.1183/13993003.00222-2018

Acute kidney injury in cats and dogs: A proportional meta-analysis of case series studies

Plos One. 2018 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0190772

Addition of Ezetimibe to statins for patients at high cardiovascular risk: Systematic review of patient-important outcomes

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2018 January; 10.1111/jep.12663

American Society of Hematology 2018 guidelines for management of venous thromboembolism: Optimal management of anticoagulation therapy

Blood Advances. 2018 January; 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018024893

Applying GRADE to a network meta-analysis of antidepressants led to more conservative conclusions

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.05.009

Attitudes Toward and Management of Fibromyalgia: A National Survey of Canadian Rheumatologists and Critical Appraisal of Guidelines

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 2018 January; 10.1097/RHU.0000000000000679

Chemoprophylaxis for contacts of leprosy patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Indian Journal of Leprosy. 2018 January;

Does evidence support the use of cat allergen immunotherapy?

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018 January; 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000457

Funding characteristics of randomised clinical trials supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation: a retrospective cohort study

Swiss Medical Weekly. 2018 January; 10.4414/smw.2018.14587

Incidence and Management of Thrombotic and Thromboembolic Complications Following the Superior Cavopulmonary Anastomosis Procedure: A Literature Review

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis Hemostasis. 2018 January; 10.1177/1076029617739702

Laparoscopy in management of appendicitis in high-, middle-, and low-income countries: a multicenter, prospective, cohort study

Surgical Endoscopy. 2018 January; 10.1007/s00464-018-6064-9

Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association. 2018 January; 10.1001/jama.2018.18472

Patient values and preferences regarding opioids for chronic noncancer pain: A systematic review

Pain Medicine United States. 2018 January; 10.1093/pm/pnx274

Perioperative mortality rates in lowincome and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Global Health. 2018 January; 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000810

Practice patterns and outcomes after stroke across countries at different economic levels (INTERSTROKE): an international observational study

Lancet. 2018 January; 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30802-X

Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in Urological Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

European Urology. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.03.008

Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in Urological Non-cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

European Urology. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.eururo.2017.02.025

Prognostic factors for survival prediction in advanced cancer patients and development of a simple survival prediction tool for application in a community palliative care setting: A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Pain Management. 2018 January;

Source and Quality of Enteral Nutrition Influences Oxidative Stress in Preterm Infants: A Prospective Cohort Study

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2018 January; 10.1002/jpen.1156

Strategies to optimize MEDLINE and EMBASE search strategies for anesthesiology systematic reviews. An experimental study

Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 2018 January; 10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0277100917

Systematic review on costs and resource use of randomized clinical trials shows a lack of transparent and comprehensive data

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.12.018

Systematic reviews do not adequately report or address missing outcome data in their analyses: a methodological survey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2018 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.02.016

The Comparative Effectiveness of Innovative Treatments for Cancer (CEIT-Cancer) project: Rationale and design of the database and the collection of evidence available at approval of novel drugs

Trials. 2018 January; 10.1186/s13063-018-2877-z

Vitamin D supplementation in primary allergy prevention: Systematic review of randomized and non-randomized studies

Allergy European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018 January; 10.1111/all.13241

50 Years Ago in THE JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS: Salmonellosis in Infants and Children

Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.08.015

A methodological survey identified eight proposed frameworks for the adaptation of health related guidelines

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.01.016

A qualitative review of patient and family advisory councils in cancer care

Journal of Pain Management. 2017 January;

A review on the impact of “do-not-resuscitate” orders on mortality and quality of care

Journal of Pain Management. 2017 January;

A scoping review of psychosocial interventions for informal caregivers of palliative cancer patients

Journal of Pain Management. 2017 January;

A systematic survey on reporting and methods for handling missing participant data for continuous outcomes in randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.05.017

Allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinoconjunctivitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Allergy European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2017 January; 10.1111/all.13201

Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines—2016 revision

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.03.050

Antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women living with HIV or hepatitis B: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open. 2017 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019022

Authors seldom report the most patient-important outcomes and absolute effect measures in systematic review abstracts

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.004

Barriers to home death for Canadian cancer patients

Palliative Care Psychosocial and Ethical Considerations. 2017 January;

Barriers to home death for canadian cancer patients: A literature review

Journal of Pain Management. 2017 January;

Biomarkers and predictors of efficacy of analgesics in the management of cancer pain

Journal of Pain Management. 2017 January;

Discontinuation and non-publication of randomised clinical trials supported by the main public funding body in Switzerland: A retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open. 2017 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016216

Effect of corticosteroid administration on neurologically deceased organ donors and transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open. 2017 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014436

Efficacy and safety of blood transfusion in obstetric patients: Systematic review of the literature

Ginekologia Polska. 2017 January; 10.5603/GP.a2017.0082

Electronic nicotine delivery systems and/or electronic non-nicotine delivery systems for tobacco smoking cessation or reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open. 2017 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012680

First-year medical students use of ultrasound or physical examination to diagnose hepatomegaly and ascites: a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Ultrasound. 2017 January; 10.1007/s40477-017-0261-6

Incidence and Management of Thrombotic and Thromboembolic Complications Following the Norwood Procedure: A Systematic Review

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis Hemostasis. 2017 January; 10.1177/1076029616679506

Informational and Supportive Care Needs of Brain Metastases Patients and Caregivers: a Systematic Review

Journal of Cancer Education. 2017 January; 10.1007/s13187-016-1030-5

Inhalation versus intravenous anaesthesia for adults undergoing on-pump or off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinane.2017.05.010

Mandated reporters' experiences with reporting child maltreatment: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

BMJ Open. 2017 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013942

Measuring stigma affecting sex workers (SW) and men who have sex with men (MSM): A systematic review

Plos One. 2017 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0188393

Methods used in adaptation of health-related guidelines: A systematic survey

Journal of Global Health. 2017 January; 10.7189/jogh.07.020412

Mucopolysaccharidosis type I, II and VI and response to enzyme replacement therapy: Results from a single-center case series study

Intractable and Rare Diseases Research. 2017 January; 10.5582/irdr.2017.01036

Outcomes of Blalock-Taussig shunts in current era: A single center experience

Congenital Heart Disease. 2017 January; 10.1111/chd.12516

Prebiotics for the prevention of allergies: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Clinical and Experimental Allergy. 2017 January; 10.1111/cea.13042

Premature trial discontinuation often not accurately reflected in registries: comparison of registry records with publications

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.011

Relationship between family caregiver burden and physical frailty in older adults without dementia: A systematic review

Systematic Reviews. 2017 January; 10.1186/s13643-017-0447-1

Systematic survey of randomized trials evaluating the impact of alternative diagnostic strategies on patient-important outcomes

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.12.009

A clinical reading on "World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Probiotics"

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2016 January; 10.1186/s40413-016-0101-8

A systematic review of discontinued trials suggested that most reasons for recruitment failure were preventable

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.07.016

Cinacalcet versus standard treatment for chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Renal Failure. 2016 January; 10.3109/0886022X.2016.1172468

Comparative effectiveness of phosphate binders in patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Plos One. 2016 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0156891

Comparison of the FACT-C, EORTC QLQ-CR38, and QLQ-CR29 quality of life questionnaires for patients with colorectal cancer: a literature review

Supportive Care in Cancer. 2016 January; 10.1007/s00520-016-3270-7

Determinants of morbidity and mortality following emergency abdominal surgery in children in low-income and middle-income countries

BMJ Global Health. 2016 January; 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000091

Differential response to external beam radiation therapy in the treatment of painful bone metastases

Journal of Pain Management. 2016 January;

Efficacy of Electrical Stimulators for Bone Healing: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Sham-Controlled Trials

Scientific Reports. 2016 January; 10.1038/srep31724

Exploring the field of hematology and thromboembolism with Dr. Jeffrey Weitz

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2016 January;

Incidence and Remission of Nocturia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

European Urology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.eururo.2016.02.014

Investigation of obesity and metabolism with Dr. Gregory steinberg

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2016 January;

Limited responsiveness related to the minimal important difference of patient-reported outcomes in rare diseases

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.06.010

Meta-analysis of antibiotics versus appendicectomy for non-perforated acute appendicitis

British Journal of Surgery. 2016 January; 10.1002/bjs.10147

Mobile apps for weight management: A scoping review

Jmir Mhealth and Uhealth. 2016 January; 10.2196/mhealth.5115

Mortality of emergency abdominal surgery in high-, middle- and low-income countries

British Journal of Surgery. 2016 January; 10.1002/bjs.10151

Randomized trials are frequently fragmented in multiple secondary publications

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.05.016

Reporting of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest by authors of systematic reviews: A methodological survey

BMJ Open. 2016 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011997

Requirements of clinical journals for authors' disclosure of financial and non-financial conflicts of interest: A cross sectional study

Plos One. 2016 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0152301

Risk factors for central venous catheter-related thrombosis in children: A retrospective analysis

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis. 2016 January; 10.1097/MBC.0000000000000557

Sensitivity subgroup analysis based on single-center vs. multi-center trial status when interpreting meta-analyses pooled estimates: The logical way forward

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.08.027

The effect of a monetary incentive for administrative assistants on the survey response rate: A randomized controlled trial

BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2016 January; 10.1186/s12874-016-0201-8

Treatments for preventing recurrence of infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in people with cystic fibrosis

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016 January; 10.1002/14651858.CD012300

World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Prebiotics

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2016 January; 10.1186/s40413-016-0102-7

World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Vitamin D

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2016 January; 10.1186/s40413-016-0108-1

"there's a pain app for that": Review of patient-targeted smartphone applications for pain management

Clinical Journal of Pain. 2015 January; 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000171

Acquired unilateral pulmonary vein atresia in a 3-year-old boy

Journal of Ultrasound. 2015 January; 10.1007/s40477-014-0135-0

Adherence to mechanical thromboprophylaxis after surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Thrombosis Research. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.06.023

Associations of coeliac disease with coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.numecd.2015.05.004

Benefits and harms of citrate locking solutions for hemodialysis catheters: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease. 2015 January; 10.1186/s40697-015-0040-2

Brain metastases as a first presentation of lung cancer

Cancer Bone Metastases CNS Metastases and Pathological Fractures. 2015 January;

Brain metastases as a first presentation of lung cancer

Journal of Pain Management. 2015 January;

Decision aids for localized prostate cancer treatment choice: Systematic review and meta-analysis

CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2015 January; 10.3322/caac.21272

Distinctive neck swelling in a patient with a vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation

Journal of Ultrasound. 2015 January; 10.1007/s40477-014-0149-7

Evidence-based medicine with Dr. Gordon Guyatt

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2015 January;

Exploration of developmental pediatrics: An interview with Dr. Peter Rosenbaum

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2015 January;

Exploring the research field of musculoskeletal trauma with Dr. Mohit Bhandari

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2015 January;

Exploring the state of health policy in canada and abroad with professor john lavis

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2015 January;

Long-Term Safety of Buttonhole Cannulation and Efficacy of Mupirocin Prophylaxis

Contributions to Nephrology. 2015 January; 10.1159/000431162

Long-term safety of buttonhole cannulation and efficacy of mupirocin prophylaxis

Buttonhole Cannulation Current Prospects and Challenges. 2015 January; 10.1159/000431162

Management of central poststroke pain: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Stroke. 2015 January; 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010259

Probiotics for the prevention of allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.04.031

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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.07.021

Sleep deprivation: Student perceptions and its relationship to cardiovascular disease

University of Toronto Medical Journal. 2015 January;

Survival benefit from palliative treatment in patients with advanced prostate cancer: A selected review

Journal of Pain Management. 2015 January;

The impact of regulatory and scientific organizations’ recommendations on clinical decision-making

Duration and Safety of Osteoporosis Treatment Anabolic and Antiresorptive Therapy. 2015 January; 10.1007/978-3-319-23639-1_21

Upcoming biomarkers for the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease: A review

Clinical Biochemistry. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2015.02.013

Web-based stress management for preventing stress and reducing sick leave in workers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2015 January; 10.1002/14651858.CD011899

World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Probiotics

World Allergy Organization Journal. 2015 January; 10.1186/s40413-015-0055-2

Activity-based funding of hospitals and its impact on mortality, readmission, discharge destination, severity of illness, and volume of care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Plos One. 2014 January; 10.1371/journal.pone.0109975

Effect of dietary pulse intake on established therapeutic lipid targets for cardiovascular risk reduction: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal. 2014 January; 10.1503/cmaj.131727

Impact of missing participant data for dichotomous outcomes on pooled effect estimates in systematic reviews: A protocol for a methodological study

Systematic Reviews. 2014 January; 10.1186/2046-4053-3-137

Management of chronic neuropathic pain: A protocol for a multiple treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ Open. 2014 January; 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006112

Performance of compulsive behavior in rats is not a unitary phenomenon - validation of separate functional components in compulsive checking behavior

European Journal of Neuroscience. 2014 January; 10.1111/ejn.12652

Portrayal of youth suicide in Canadian news

Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 2014 January;

Radiotherapy for the prophylaxis of heterotopic ossification: A systematic review and meta-analysis of published data

Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.08.025

Reanalyses of randomized clinical trial data

JAMA Journal of the American Medical Association. 2014 January; 10.1001/jama.2014.9646

Systematic reviews of observational studies of risk of thrombosis and bleeding in urological surgery (ROTBUS): Introduction and methodology

Systematic Reviews. 2014 January; 10.1186/2046-4053-3-150

Thrombosis and thromboembolic complications in fontan patients: A literature review

Clinical and Applied Thrombosis Hemostasis. 2014 January; 10.1177/1076029613520464

Two ductus venosus: a previously unreported anomaly

Journal of Ultrasound. 2014 January; 10.1007/s40477-014-0086-5

Vein of Galen arteriovenous malformation mimicking coarctation of the aorta

Journal of Ultrasound. 2014 January; 10.1007/s40477-014-0080-y

What is the most bothersome lower urinary tract symptom? Individual- and population-level perspectives for both men and women

European Urology. 2014 January; 10.1016/j.eururo.2014.01.019

Epidemiology of male urinary incontinence

Current Opinion in Urology. 2013 January; 10.1097/MOU.0b013e328364f520

Patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses - Part 1: Assessing risk of bias and combining outcomes

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2013 January; 10.1186/1477-7525-11-109

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