Background: The impact of smoking on the efficacy of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatment is controversial and has not been systematically explored in
PurposeWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness and safety of anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) agents in the treatment of Behcets’ disease (BD)-associa
BackgroundThe effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in treating contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) has been the subject of conflicting meta-analyses, but the strength of the evidence for these corre
ObjectiveCorticosteroids are a common option used in sepsis treatment. However, the efficacy and potential risk of corticosteroids in septic patients have not been well assessed. This review was perfo
Additional file 1: Figure S1. Forest plot of MACE, a) M-H for the fixed-effect model; b) Peto method for the fixed-effect model. RR, risk ratio; M-H, Mantel-Haenszel method; MACE, major adverse cardio
