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Maura Marcucci

McMaster University, Dept. Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
Verified email at mcmaster.ca
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Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis

…, C Mansilla, M Loeb, A Miroshnychenko, M Marcucci… - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Objective To compare the effects of treatments for coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19).
Design Living systematic review and network meta-analysis. Data sources WHO covid-19 …

[HTML][HTML] A tutorial on sensitivity analyses in clinical trials: the what, why, when and how

…, L Mbuagbaw, S Zhang, Z Samaan, M Marcucci… - BMC medical research …, 2013 - Springer
Background Sensitivity analyses play a crucial role in assessing the robustness of the findings
or conclusions based on primary analyses of data in clinical trials. They are a critical way …

[HTML][HTML] Tranexamic acid in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

PJ Devereaux, M Marcucci, TW Painter… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Perioperative bleeding is common in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery.
Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic drug that may safely decrease such bleeding. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pre-frailty and frailty progression in older adults: a systematic review

…, S Santana, M Marcucci… - JBI Evidence …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To summarize the best available evidence regarding the effectiveness of
interventions for preventing frailty progression in older adults. Introduction: Frailty is an age-related …

Risk of recurrence after a first episode of symptomatic venous thromboembolism provoked by a transient risk factor: a systematic review

…, C Kearon, E Filippucci, M Marcucci… - Archives of internal …, 2010 - jamanetwork.com
Background We aimed to determine the risk of recurrence for symptomatic venous thromboembolism
(VTE) provoked by different transient risk factors. Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE…

Polypharmacy, length of hospital stay, and in-hospital mortality among elderly patients in internal medicine wards. The REPOSI study

…, A Marengoni, S Corrao, A Iorio, M Marcucci… - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Purposes We evaluated the prevalence and factors associated with polypharmacy and
investigated the role of polypharmacy as a predictor of length of hospital stay and in-hospital …

Risk of recurrence after venous thromboembolism in men and women: patient level meta-analysis

J Douketis, A Tosetto, M Marcucci, T Baglin, B Cosmi… - Bmj, 2011 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the effect of sex on the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in
all patients and in patients with venous thromboembolism that was unprovoked or provoked (…

Accelerated surgery versus standard care in hip fracture (HIP ATTACK): an international, randomised, controlled trial

…, AX Garg, SI Bangdiwala, EP Belley-Cote, M Marcucci… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Observational studies have suggested that accelerated surgery is associated
with improved outcomes in patients with a hip fracture. The HIP ATTACK trial assessed …

Predicting risk and outcomes for frail older adults: an umbrella review of frailty screening tools

…, S Santana, M Marcucci… - JBI Evidence …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background A scoping search identified systematic reviews on
diagnostic accuracy and predictive ability of frailty measures in older adults. In most cases, …

Patient-Level Meta-analysis: Effect of Measurement Timing, Threshold, and Patient Age on Ability of d-Dimer Testing to Assess Recurrence Risk After Unprovoked …

J Douketis, A Tosetto, M Marcucci, T Baglin… - Annals of internal …, 2010 - acpjournals.org
This article has been corrected. The original version (PDF) is appended to this article as a
supplement. Background: In patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), …