Diagnostic accuracy of radiographs for detecting supraglottitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Aim:To assess the diagnostic performance of lateral radiograph of the neck for supraglottitis in adults and children. Methods:Electronic database searches (including PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform) were carried out through July 2014. Citations of included studies and recent narrative reviews were searched. Studies that compared lateral radiograph of the neck with a reference standard of direct/indirect laryngoscopy were included. Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality of included studies by Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2). Results:Of 2,088 potentially relevant citations, two single-gate (cohort) studies and six two-gate (case-control) studies were identified. These inclu

SUBMITTER: Fujiwara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667265 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature