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A review of 3,479 kidney transplant recipients found possible advantages and a potential drawback associated with double-J stents compared with single-J stents.
Clinical transplantation and research5 min read
A methods paper presents NMADTA, an R package for combining uneven diagnostic-test evidence while making the assumptions behind missing data explicit.
Research Synthesis Methods3 min read
A benchmark of three large language models found a clear gap between basic study information and statistical results, with missing fields making up most analyzed errors.
Research Synthesis Methods3 min read
A methods analysis found that exact within-study variance calculations and BGLMM generally performed better than a standard approximate logit approach when diagnostic-test studies were sparse or small.
Research Synthesis Methods3 min read
A peer-reviewed systematic review found sparse reporting of treatment switching and no formal adjustment for it in the oncology meta-analyses examined.
Research Synthesis Methods4 min read