Digital Health Solutions for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention: Systematic Review by Yihan Qi, Emma Mohamad, Arina Anis Azlan, Chenglin Zhang, Yilian Ma, Anqi Wu

“…Study bias was assessed using the RoB 2 (Cochrane Collaboration) and the ROBINS-I tool (Cochrane Collaboration). …”
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Acupuncture as an independent or adjuvant therapy to standard management for menopausal insomnia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xiaoni Zhang, Chengyong Liu, Shan Qin, Chaoming Chen, Xiaoqiu Wang, Yuanyuan Jiang, Wenzhong Wu

“…The methodological quality was assessed by the Cochrane Collaboration, and meta-analyses were conducted to calculate comparative effects using Rev Man software.…”
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Comparison of Clinical Safety and Outcomes of Early versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis: A Meta-Analysis by Min-Wei Zhou, Xiao-Dong Gu, Jian-Bin Xiang, Zong-You Chen

“…Conventional meta-analysis according to Cochrane Collaboration was used for the pooling of the results. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of metoclopramide in treatment of intractable hiccup: a protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis by Tao Chen, Long Wang, Changyan Zi, Yongxiang Gao, Die Wang, Baocheng Zhang, Baojia Wang

“…The risk of bias will be assessed by using the Cochrane Collaboration. We will carry out the meta-analysis by using RevMan V.5.4 software.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021293000.…”
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Prediction of Survival Outcomes in Patients with Glioma Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mingfang Hu, Jinge Li, Zhangyu Li, Jian Shen

“…Methods: Review of the literature included the following databases: WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform; Google Scholar; Web of Science; PubMed; SIGLE; NYAM; Scopus; Randomized controlled trial (RCT); Virtual Health Library (VHL); Cochrane Collaboration; EMBASE; and Clinical Trials. …”
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Risk of Candida Infection and Serious Infections in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis Receiving Biologics: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled T... by Yue Feng, Baosen Zhou, Zhen Wang, Guijuan Xu, Lili Wang, Tingting Zhang, Yanping Zhang

“…Results from individual RCT were pooled using Peto’s method with a fixed-effects model, and I2 was calculated to assess the heterogeneity. A Cochrane collaboration tool was used to examine bias risk, and Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) were used to assess the quality of evidence. …”
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Efficacy and safety of solifenacin for overactive bladder: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis by I Gede Yogi Prema Ananda, Radika Naufal Hadi Surya, Prima Ardiansah Surya, Alfin Putratama, Dimas Panca Andhika

“…Data were analyzed using Review Manager version 5.4 (The Cochrane Collaboration, The Nordic Cochrane Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark). …”
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Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on length of stay for patients after undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ran... by YaDan Xiao, Fei Yang, JunLiang Zhou, YuanLing Huang, YaXin Xiao

“…Statistical analyses were performed using the Cochrane Collaboration Review Manager (RevMan 5.4). The quality of the RCTs was assessed using the Cochrane Systematic Review Handbook 5.1 and its recommended risk-of-bias assessment tool. …”
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Application of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol for randomised controlled trials by Wenjie Liu, Wenyao Cui, Xinrong Chen, Dan Duan, Maojun Chen

“…We will use the Cochrane Collaboration’s Risk of Bias tool to assess the quality of the included studies. …”
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Reconstruction by Pancreaticogastrostomy versus Pancreaticojejunostomy following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by YinFeng Shen, WenYin Jin

“…Two reviewers assessed the quality of each trial and collected data independently. The Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan 5.0 software was used for statistical analysis. …”
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Comparative efficacy of robot-assisted therapy associated with other different interventions on upper limb rehabilitation after stroke: A protocol for a network meta-analysis. by Qian Liu, Zuoyan Liu, Yang Xu, Li Liu, Fang Wang, Fanyu Zhao, Hong Cheng, Xiuying Hu

“…The risk of bias will be evaluated based on the Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool. The evidence quality will be measured according to the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. …”
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A Comparison of the Morbidities Associated with Different Early Treatments in Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Patients by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…The Joanna Briggs Institute's Critical Appraisal tool and Cochrane collaboration tool were used to appraise observational and randomized controlled trials, respectively. …”
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A Systematic Review of Postoperative Pain Outcome Measurements Utilised in Regional Anesthesia Randomized Controlled Trials by E. Pushpanathan, T. Setty, B. Carvalho, P. Sultan

“…Study quality was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias. Results. …”
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HEMA-free versus HEMA-containing adhesive systems: a systematic review by Esraa Abdelkhalek, Hamdi H. Hamama, Salah H. Mahmoud

“…The included studies were assessed for risk of bias using the modified Cochrane Collaboration tool criteria. Results The database search returned 147 studies; a total of 7 studies were included in this review; the majority of studies reported no significant difference between the two types of adhesives for the parameter of retention. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine for Weight Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials by Ann Rann Wong, Angela Wei Hong Yang, Kangxiao Li, Harsharn Gill, Mingdi Li, George Binh Lenon

“…Quality of studies was assessed using Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias assessment tool. Body weight and body mass index (BMI) were analysed in RevMan v5.4.1 and expressed as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CI), while adverse events were expressed as risk ratio with 95% CI. …”
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Current knowledge about early childhood caries in the gulf cooperation council with worldwide reflection: Scoping review of the scientific literature (2010-2021). by Asmaa Othman Alkhtib, Hasaan G Mohamed

“…A search was conducted in PubMed, Medline, Scopus, the Cochrane Collaboration database, and Google Scholar to identify relevant studies published between 2010 and 2021 using specific keywords. …”
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Efficacy and safety of high-voltage versus standard-voltage pulsed radiofrequency ablation for patients with neuropathic pain: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zheng Wang, Yitong Jia, Yanhui Ma, Tengteng Wang, Kunpeng Feng, Guang Feng, Tianlong Wang

“…Meta-analyses will be conducted using standard meta-analysis software (RevMan V.5.3, The Nordic Cochrane Center, The Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, Denmark).Ethics and dissemination The requirement for ethical approval was waived as our systematic review will be based on the published literature. …”
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Community interventions for pandemic preparedness: A scoping review of pandemic preparedness lessons from HIV, COVID-19, and other public health emergencies of international concer... by Sali Hafez, Sharif A Ismail, Zandile Zibwowa, Nadin Alhamshary, Reem Elsayed, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Fiona Samuels, Ade Fakoya

“…We drew on peer-reviewed and grey literature from the HIV (from 2000) and COVID-19 pandemics and recent public health emergencies of international concern (from 2008), identified through systematic searches in MEDLINE, Scopus, the Cochrane Collaboration database, supplemented by keyword-structured searches in GoogleScholar and websites of relevant global health organisations. …”
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Impact of cancer types on COVID-19 infection and mortality risk: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Ning Cui, Yu Wu, Jianhua Zou, Zhanshuo Xiao, Jingyan Yang, Liusheng Li, Tengteng Hao, Jiao Wu

“…The risk of bias will be evaluated based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale recommended by the Cochrane Collaboration. Finally, a systematic review and meta-analysis will be performed using Review Manager (V.5.3) statistical software.Ethics and dissemination Formal ethical approval is not required, and the findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021271108.…”
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Effect of the hour-1 bundle on clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis and septic shock: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. by Shukun Hong, Hongye Wang, Xiaoguang Fan, Jian Liu, Lujun Qiao

“…For quality assessment, the risk of bias specified by the Cochrane Collaboration and the methodological index for non-randomized studies will be used for randomized control trials (RCTs) and non-RCTs, respectively. …”
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