Research Corner: January/February's Top 20 Hot Topics

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1. “Benefits and Risks of Prophylaxis for Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolus in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials and Consensus Conference.” (Plast Reconstr Surgery)
2. “Meta-Analysis of Risks for Short-Term Readmission in Patients With Heart Failure.” (Am J Cardiology) “Emerging Roles for MicroRNAs in Perioperative Medicine.” (Anesthiology)
3. “Glucose Meters: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?” (Crit Care Medicine)
4. “Is Local Infiltration Analgesia Superior to Peripheral Nerve Blockade for Pain Management After THA: A Network
5. Meta-analysis.” (Clin Ortho Relat Res)
6. “Long-Term Health Outcomes in Women With Silicone Gel Breast Implants: A Systematic Review.” (Ann Intern Med)
7. “Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate.” (New England Journal of Medicine)
8. “Effects of Massage on Blood Pressure in Patients With Hypertension and Prehypertension: A Meta-analysis of Ran- domizedControlledTrials.” (JCardiovascNurs)
9. “Antireflux Surgery and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.” (Ann Surg)
10. “Outpatient thyroid surgery: Safety of an optimized protocol in more than 1,000 patients.” (Surgery)
11. “Celiac disease and obstetric complications: a systematic review and metaanalysis.” (Am J Obst & Gynecology)
12. “Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic low back pain.” (Cochrane DB Systematic Reviews)
13. “The Role of Energy, Nutrients, Foods, and Dietary Patterns in the Development of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.” (Diabetes Care)
14. “Glutamine for induction of remission in Crohn's disease.” (Cochrane DB Systematic Reviews) 
15. “Mental Health Conditions Among Patients Seeking and Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Meta-analysis.” (JAMA)
16. “Body Image in Younger Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.” (Cancer Nursing)
17. “Effectiveness of Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in High-Risk Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.” (J Arthroplasty)
18. “A meta-ethnographic synthesis of fathers ׳experience of complicated births that are potentially traumatic.” (Midwifery)
19. “Research in Review: Driving Critical Care Practice Change.” (Amer J Critical Care)
20. “Influence of race and ethnicity on in vitro fertilization outcomes: systematic review.” (Am J Obst & Gynecology)