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SynthesisRenal failure2022

Hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine and the risk of acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Zheng-Ming Liao, Zhong-Min Zhang, Qi Liu

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Synthesis in Renal failure, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zheng-Ming LiaoDepartment of Urology, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Zhong-Min ZhangAffiliated Hospital of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Qi LiuHubei Province Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, China.
Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNHubei University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesHydroxychloroquine/chloroquine has been widely used as part of the standard treatment for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine increases the risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) in COVID-19 patients.

methodsPubMed and Embase were searched for related publications from inception to Dec 31, 2021, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and non-randomized studies of interventions (NRSIs) comparing the risk of AKI and/or increased creatinine in COVID-19 patients receiving hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine and other controls (active treatment and placebo). We conducted separate meta-analyses for RCTs and NRSIs based on fixed-effect model, with odds ratios (ORs) being considered as effect sizes.

resultsWe included 21 studies in the analysis, with 12 were RCTs. Based on the RCTs, compared to placebo, the OR was 1.19 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.86, 1.64;

conclusionBased on current available studies which were graded as low to moderate quality, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine use is associated with increased risk of AKI or raised creatinine.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAcute Kidney InjuryAntirheumatic AgentsHumansHydroxychloroquineAntirheumatic AgentsHydroxychloroquineacute kidney injuryCOVID-19Hydroxychloroquinemeta-analysis

Identifiers

PMID35253579
PMCPMC8903764
OpenAlexW4220682538

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