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INTRODUCTION
Flumazenil is an antagonist of the GABA/benzodiazepines receptor complex that might play a role in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. However, its efficacy and safety are a matter of debate.
METHODS
To answer this question we used Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
We identified two systematic reviews including fourteen randomized trials. We concluded flumazenil does not reduce mortality in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and it is not clear whether it leads to any clinical improvement because the certainty of the evidence is very low.
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INTRODUCTION
Flumazenil is an antagonist of the GABA/benzodiazepines receptor complex that might play a role in the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy. However, its efficacy and safety are a matter of debate.
METHODS
To answer this question we used Epistemonikos, the largest database of systematic reviews in health, which is maintained by screening multiple information sources, including MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane, among others. We extracted data from the systematic reviews, reanalyzed data of primary studies, conducted a meta-analysis and generated a summary of findings table using the GRADE approach.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS
We identified two systematic reviews including fourteen randomized trials. We concluded flumazenil does not reduce mortality in patients with hepatic encephalopathy and it is not clear whether it leads to any clinical improvement because the certainty of the evidence is very low.
Autores:
Diego Reyes[1,2], Francisco Barrera[2,3]
Citación: Reyes D, Barrera F. Is flumazenil an alternative for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy?. Medwave 2017 Nov-Dic;17(9):e7113 doi: 10.5867/medwave.2017.09.7113
Fecha de envío: 18/11/2017
Fecha de aceptación: 4/12/2017
Fecha de publicación: 26/12/2017
Origen: Este artículo es producto del Epistemonikos Evidence Synthesis Project de la Fundación Epistemonikos, en colaboración con Medwave para su publicación.
Tipo de revisión: Con revisión por pares sin ciego por parte del equipo metodológico del Epistemonikos Evidence Synthesis Project.
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