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R. Couban — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 33
Works: 119
Citations: 5,799

Most-cited papers

Drug treatments for covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Reed A. C. Siemieniuk, J. Bartoszko, L. Ge, D. Zeraatkar +50 more
2020British medical journal719 citations Open access
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Medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic non-cancer and cancer related pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Li Wang, P. Hong, Curtis May, Y. Rehman +17 more
2021British medical journal255 citations Open access
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Efficacy and safety of corticosteroids in COVID-19 based on evidence for COVID-19, other coronavirus infections, influenza, community-acquired pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Zhikang Ye, Ying Wang, L. Colunga-Lozano, M. Prasad +11 more
2020Canadian Medical Association Journal188 citations Open access
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High-flow nasal cannula for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19: systematic reviews of effectiveness and its risks of aerosolization, dispersion, and infection transmission
A. Agarwal, J. Basmaji, F. Muttalib, D. Granton +20 more
2020Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie171 citations Open access
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Interventions for the management of long covid (post-covid condition): living systematic review
D. Zeraatkar, Michael Ling, S. Kirsh, T. Jassal +16 more
2024British medical journal124 citations Open access
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Prevalence and intensity of persistent post-surgical pain following breast cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Li Wang, Jared C. Cohen, N. Devasenapathy, B. Hong +18 more
2020British Journal of Anaesthesia109 citations Open access
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Opioid-sparing effects of medical cannabis or cannabinoids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and observational studies
A. Noori, A. Miroshnychenko, Y. Shergill, Vahid Ashoorion +8 more
2021BMJ Open100 citations Open access
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Prophylaxis against covid-19: living systematic review and network meta-analysis
J. Bartoszko, Reed A. C. Siemieniuk, E. Kum, A. Qasim +36 more
2021British medical journal94 citations Open access
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Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Impaired Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
M. AminiLari, Li Wang, S. Neumark, Taranah Adli +4 more
2021Sleep81 citations
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Predictors of persistent post-surgical pain following total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Vahid Ashoorion, B. Sadeghirad, Li Wang, A. Noori +14 more
2022Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)78 citations
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Antibody and cellular therapies for treatment of covid-19: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis
Reed A. C. Siemieniuk, J. Bartoszko, J. P. Diaz Martinez, E. Kum +32 more
2021British medical journal78 citations Open access
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Management of Acute Pain From Non–Low Back, Musculoskeletal Injuries
J. Busse, B. Sadeghirad, Yvgeniy Oparin, E. Chen +24 more
2020Annals of Internal Medicine78 citations
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Efficacy and safety of convalescent plasma for severe COVID-19 based on evidence in other severe respiratory viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
N. Devasenapathy, Zhikang Ye, M. Loeb, Fang Fang +5 more
2020Canadian Medical Association Journal77 citations Open access
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Perioperative psychotherapy for persistent post‐surgical pain and physical impairment: a meta‐analysis of randomised trials
L. Wang, Y. Chang, S. Kennedy, P. Hong +5 more
2018British Journal of Anaesthesia72 citations Open access
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Efficacy and safety of antiviral treatment for COVID-19 from evidence in studies of SARS-CoV-2 and other acute viral infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Wei Liu, Peng-Xiang Zhou, Ken Chen, Zhikang Ye +18 more
2020Canadian Medical Association Journal70 citations Open access
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Long-term and serious harms of medical cannabis and cannabinoids for chronic pain: a systematic review of non-randomised studies
D. Zeraatkar, M. Cooper, A. Agarwal, Robin W. M. Vernooij +10 more
2022BMJ Open59 citations Open access
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Management of chronic pain secondary to temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
Liang Yao, B. Sadeghirad, Mei-Xuan Li, Jing Li +20 more
2023British medical journal55 citations Open access
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Common interventional procedures for chronic non-cancer spine pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials
Xiaoqin Wang, Grace Martin, B. Sadeghirad, Yaping Chang +18 more
2025British medical journal50 citations Open access
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Cannabis for medical use versus opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials
Haron M. Jeddi, J. Busse, B. Sadeghirad, Mitchell Levine +5 more
2024BMJ Open47 citations Open access
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Compelling evidence from meta-epidemiological studies demonstrates overestimation of effects in randomized trials that fail to optimize randomization and blind patients and outcome assessors.
Ying Wang, S. Parpia, R. Couban, Qi Wang +12 more
2023Journal of Clinical Epidemiology47 citations
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Predictors of Prolonged Opioid Use After Initial Prescription for Acute Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adults
J. Riva, Salmi T. Noor, Li Wang, Vahid Ashoorion +4 more
2020Annals of Internal Medicine46 citations
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The Efficacy and Safety of Medical and Surgical Therapy in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Zhikang Ye, S. Silverberg, Ashwini Sreekanta, Kyle Tong +14 more
2022Journal of Bone and Mineral Research44 citations Open access
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Comparing Renal Replacement Therapy Modalities in Critically Ill Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Zhikang Ye, Ying Wang, L. Ge, G. Guyatt +23 more
2021Critical Care Explorations44 citations Open access
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Therapist-guided remote versus in-person cognitive behavioural therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Sara Zandieh, Seyedeh Maryam Abdollahzadeh, B. Sadeghirad, Li Wang +9 more
2024Canadian Medical Association Journal43 citations Open access
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Addition of corticosteroids to local anaesthetics for chronic non-cancer pain injections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
H. Shanthanna, J. Busse, Li Wang, Alka Kaushal +8 more
2020British Journal of Anaesthesia42 citations Open access
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Parenteral Vitamin C in Patients with Severe Infection: A Systematic Review.
A. Agarwal, J. Basmaji, S. Fernando, Fang-Zhou Ge +9 more
2022NEJM Evidence33 citations
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Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses of the Procedure-specific Risks of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General Abdominal, Colorectal, Upper Gastrointestinal, and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery
L. I. Lavikainen, G. Guyatt, Ville Sallinen, P. Karanicolas +34 more
2023Annals of Surgery31 citations Open access
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Endovascular thrombectomy with or without intravenous alteplase for acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
Xin Wang, Zhikang Ye, J. Busse, M. Hill +12 more
2022Stroke and vascular neurology30 citations Open access
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Prevalence and Intensity of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain following Breast Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Li Wang, N. Devasenapathy, B. Hong, Jared C. Cohen +10 more
2019Canadian Journal of Pain30 citations Open access
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Clinical Outcomes With Medium Cut-Off Versus High-Flux Hemodialysis Membranes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
M. Kandi, R. Brignardello-Petersen, R. Couban, Celina Wu +1 more
2022Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease29 citations Open access
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Patient Values and Preferences Regarding Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review
A. Goshua, S. Craigie, G. Guyatt, A. Agarwal +8 more
2018Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)29 citations
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Cough symptom severity in patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a systematic survey and conceptual framework
E. Kum, G. Guyatt, T. Devji, Yu-Ting Wang +7 more
2021European Respiratory Review28 citations Open access
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Mesenchymal stem cells for chronic knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.
B. Sadeghirad, Yasir Rehman, Azin Khosravirad, A. Sofi-Mahmudi +8 more
2024Osteoarthritis and Cartilage27 citations Open access
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors as adjuncts for postoperative pain management: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Li Wang, Joshua Tobe, Emily Au, Cody Tran +4 more
2021British Journal of Anaesthesia27 citations Open access
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Effects of Medium Cut-Off Versus High-Flux Hemodialysis Membranes on Biomarkers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
M. Kandi, R. Brignardello-Petersen, R. Couban, Celina Wu +1 more
2022Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease25 citations Open access
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Risk of Thrombosis and Bleeding in Gynecologic Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
L. I. Lavikainen, G. Guyatt, Anna L. Luomaranta, Rufus Cartwright +20 more
2023American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology24 citations Open access
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Prevalence of chronic non-cancer pain among military veterans: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
A. Qureshi, M. Patel, S. Neumark, L. Wang +4 more
2023BMJ Military Health22 citations
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Predictors of fatal and nonfatal overdose after prescription of opioids for chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
Li Wang, P. Hong, Wenjun Jiang, Yasir Rehman +6 more
2023Canadian Medical Association Journal21 citations Open access
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Effects of therapies for Ebola virus disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Ya Gao, Yun-Li Zhao, G. Guyatt, R. Fowler +29 more
2022The Lancet Microbe17 citations Open access
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Comparative benefits and harms of individual opioids for chronic non-cancer pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials.
A. Noori, B. Sadeghirad, Li Wang, R. Siemieniuk +12 more
2022British Journal of Anaesthesia17 citations Open access
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Dialysis Initiation and All-Cause Mortality Among Incident Adult Patients With Advanced CKD: A Meta-analysis With Bias Analysis
R. Fu, N. Sekercioglu, Maya B. Mathur, R. Couban +1 more
2020Kidney Medicine17 citations Open access
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Opioid Tapering for Opioid-Induced Hypogonadism Among Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review
M. AminiLari, P. Manjoo, S. Craigie, R. Couban +2 more
2019Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.)17 citations
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Instruments assessing risk of bias of randomized trials frequently included items that are not addressing risk of bias issues.
Ying Wang, M. Ghadimi, Qi Wang, Liang-Ying Hou +20 more
2022Journal of Clinical Epidemiology16 citations
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Lower Versus Higher Exposure to Vasopressor Therapy in Vasodilatory Hypotension: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis*
Alvin Richards-Belle, M. Hylands, Fiona Muttalib, Shaurya Taran +8 more
2022Critical Care Medicine16 citations Open access
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The currency and completeness of specialized databases of COVID-19 publications
Robyn Butcher, M. Sampson, R. Couban, James Edward Malin +2 more
2022Journal of Clinical Epidemiology15 citations Open access
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Mortality at For-Profit Versus Not-For-Profit Hemodialysis Centers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Samuel L Dickman, R. Mirza, M. Kandi, M. Incze +8 more
2020International Journal of Health Services15 citations
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Cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Andrew Jin, Andrea J. Darzi, Amne Dargham, Navroop Liddar +8 more
2025The International journal on drug policy14 citations Open access
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Quality of Reporting Using Good Reporting of A Mixed Methods Study Criteria in Chiropractic Mixed Methods Research: A Methodological Review.
Peter C. Emary, K. Stuber, L. Mbuagbaw, M. Oremus +6 more
2023Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics13 citations Open access
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Systematic reviews of observational studies of Risk of Thrombosis and Bleeding in General and Gynecologic Surgery (ROTBIGGS): introduction and methodology
L. I. Lavikainen, G. Guyatt, Y. Lee, R. Couban +42 more
2021Systematic Reviews13 citations Open access
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Physicians’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding fibromyalgia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies
Arnav Agarwal, Peter C. Emary, Lucas Gallo, Yvgeniy Oparin +9 more
2024Medicine12 citations Open access
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