2024
Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula and conventional oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wang J, Peng Y, Dai B, Hou H, Zhao H, Wang W, Tan W. Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula and conventional oxygen therapy in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances In Respiratory Disease 2024, 18: 17534666231225323. PMID: 38230522, PMCID: PMC10798115, DOI: 10.1177/17534666231225323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute hypoxemic respiratory failureHigh-flow nasal cannulaConventional oxygen therapyCOVID-19-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failureIntensive care unitHospital length of stayInvasive mechanical ventilationLength of stayIntensive care unit settingCOVID-19 patientsIntubation rateNasal cannulaMechanical ventilationOxygen therapyRatio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygenHospital lengthArterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygenEfficacy of high-flow nasal cannulaIntensive care unit length of stayControlled trialsSystematic reviewRespiratory support strategiesIntensive care unit lengthHypoxemic respiratory failureMortality rate
2022
Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Peng Y, Dai B, Zhao H, Wang W, Kang J, Hou H, Tan W. Comparison between high-flow nasal cannula and noninvasive ventilation in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances In Respiratory Disease 2022, 16: 17534666221113663. PMID: 35861299, PMCID: PMC9340323, DOI: 10.1177/17534666221113663.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-flow nasal cannulaAcute hypoxemic respiratory failureHigh-flow nasal cannula groupIntensive care unitClinical outcomes of COVID-19Noninvasive ventilation groupNoninvasive ventilationInvasive mechanical ventilationRandomized controlled trialsOutcomes of COVID-19Intubation rateNasal cannulaClinical outcomesCOVID-19-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failureMechanical ventilationHospital LOSPositive airway pressureHypoxemic respiratory failureMortality rateIntensive care unit LOSMeta-analysisSystematic reviewCPAP groupCOVID-19 patientsAirway pressureEffectiveness of the use of a high-flow nasal cannula to treat COVID-19 patients and risk factors for failure: a meta-analysis
Xu D, Dai B, Tan W, Zhao H, Wang W, Kang J. Effectiveness of the use of a high-flow nasal cannula to treat COVID-19 patients and risk factors for failure: a meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances In Respiratory Disease 2022, 16: 17534666221091931. PMID: 35467449, PMCID: PMC9047804, DOI: 10.1177/17534666221091931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-flow nasal cannulaInitiation of high-flow nasal cannulaHigh-flow nasal cannula failureSequential Organ Failure AssessmentRegister of Randomized Controlled TrialsCOVID-19 patientsBody mass indexFailure groupROX indexRisk factorsHigher heart rateWhite blood cellsNasal cannulaChronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scoreEfficacy of high-flow nasal cannulaHeart rateDuration of HFNCOdds ratioCochrane Central Register of Randomized Controlled TrialsRisk of HFNC failureHigher white blood cellWhite blood cell countLower ROX indexOrgan Failure AssessmentPooled odds ratio
2021
Delayed surgery for localised and metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic
Chan V, Tan W, Leow J, Tan W, Ong W, Chiu P, Gurung P, Pirola G, Orecchia L, Liew M, Lee H, Wang Y, Chen I, Castellani D, Wroclawski M, Mayor N, Sathianathen N, Braga I, Liu Z, Moon D, Tikkinen K, Kamat A, Meng M, Ficarra V, Giannarini G, Teoh J. Delayed surgery for localised and metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the COVID-19 pandemic. World Journal Of Urology 2021, 39: 4295-4303. PMID: 34031748, PMCID: PMC8143063, DOI: 10.1007/s00345-021-03734-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic renal cell carcinomaRenal cell carcinomaLocalised RCCDelayed surgeryCytoreductive nephrectomyDeferred CNOverall survivalCell carcinomaTargeted therapyAssociated with worse cancer-specific survivalAssociated with better overall survivalT1a renal cell carcinomaEffect of delaying surgeryDeferred cytoreductive nephrectomyCancer-specific survivalMeta-analysisElective cancer surgeryNewcastle-Ottawa ScaleSystematic reviewComprehensive literature searchUpfront CNOncological effectivenessRisk of biasImmediate surgeryRandomised controlled trialsIs there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era?
Tan W, Wong A, Mahmalji W, Raza A. Is there still a role for digital rectal examination in the prostate cancer diagnostic pathway in the COVID-19 and post COVID-19 era? The Aging Male 2021, 24: 92-94. PMID: 34319201, DOI: 10.1080/13685538.2020.1786047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital rectal examinationProstate cancer diagnostic pathwayProstate specific antigenSuspicion of prostate cancerCancer diagnostic pathwayDiagnostic pathwayProstate cancerRectal examinationClinical suspicion of prostate cancerAbnormal digital rectal examinationProstate specific antigen measurementsRaised prostate specific antigenReferral to secondary careClinical suspicionSpecific antigenClinical examinationClinical assessmentCOVID-19 eraCancerMRISecondary careCOVID-19ExaminationRadiology servicesCoronavirus-19The efficacy and tolerance of prone positioning in non-intubation patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS: a meta-analysis
Tan W, Xu D, Xu M, Wang Z, Dai B, Li L, Zhao H, Wang W, Kang J. The efficacy and tolerance of prone positioning in non-intubation patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS: a meta-analysis. Therapeutic Advances In Respiratory Disease 2021, 15: 17534666211009407. PMID: 33888007, PMCID: PMC8071979, DOI: 10.1177/17534666211009407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute hypoxemic respiratory failureAcute respiratory distress syndromeNon-invasive respiratory supportHypoxemic respiratory failureNon-intubated patientsNon-invasive ventilationRandomized controlled trialsNon-COVID-19 patientsCOVID-19 patientsRespiratory failureRespiratory supportIntubation rateReduced respiratory rateHigh-flow nasal oxygen therapyMortality rateNewcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment ScaleMeta-analysisNasal oxygen therapyRespiratory distress syndromeNon-COVID-19Supplemental material sectionCochrane Central RegisterQuality Assessment ScaleLong durationRandom-effects model