Yaping Chang - McMaster Experts

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Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (Internal), Faculty of Health Sciences
Assistant Professor (Part-Time), Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences

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- Extent and handling of missing dichotomous outcome data for participants in 653 trials included in 100 Cochrane and non-Cochrane systematic reviews
- Reported versus actual analytical methods to handle missing participant data in meta-analysis: a survey of 100 systematic reviews.
journal articles
- Effect and safety profile of topical lidocaine on post-surgical neuropathic pain and quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 92:111219-111219. 2024
- Correction: The 5 min meta-analysis: understanding how to read and interpret a forest plot. Eye. 37:3704-3704. 2023
- Probiotics, Prebiotics, Lactoferrin, and Combination Products for Prevention of Mortality and Morbidity in Preterm Infants. JAMA Pediatrics. 177:1158-1158. 2023
- What makes a good survey?. Eye. 37:3299-3301. 2023
- Quadratus lumborum block for postoperative pain management in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis. HIP International. 33:850-857. 2023
- Device-supported automated basal insulin titration in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 35:100746-100746. 2023
- Role of patient selection and trial stimulation for spinal cord stimulation therapy for chronic non-cancer pain: a comprehensive narrative review. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 48:251-272. 2023
- Effectiveness, safety, initial optimal dose, and optimal maintenance dose range of basal insulin regimens for type 2 diabetes: A systematic review with meta‐analysis. Journal of Diabetes. 15:419-435. 2023
- Predictors of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Pain Medicine. 24:369-381. 2023
- Saturated fat and human health: a protocol for a methodologically innovative systematic review and meta-analysis to inform public health nutrition guidelines. Systematic Reviews. 12:39. 2023
- Amino acids for the prevention of mortality and morbidity in preterm infants: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Scientific Reports. 12:18333. 2022
- Virtual reality rehabilitation following total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy. 30:2548-2555. 2022
- The 5 min meta-analysis: understanding how to read and interpret a forest plot. Eye. 36:673-675. 2022
- Rehabilitation at the Time of Pandemic: Patient Journey Recommendations. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 14:781226. 2022
- Interventional treatments for chronic, axial or radicular, non-cancer, spinal pain: a protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ Open. 11:e046025-e046025. 2021
- Attitudes toward medical cannabis among family physicians practising in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative research study. CMAJ open. 9:E342-E348. 2021
- Medical Cannabis for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review of Health Care Recommendations. Pain Research and Management. 2021:1-9. 2021
- Can Medical Cannabis Therapies be Cost-Effective in the Non-Surgical Management of Chronic Knee Pain?. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders. 14:117954412110024-117954412110024. 2021
- Intensive versus less-intensive antileukemic therapy in older adults with acute myeloid leukemia: A systematic review. PLoS ONE. 16:e0249087-e0249087. 2021
- Rehabilitation Care at the Time of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) Pandemic: A Scoping Review of Health System Recommendations. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13:781271. 2021
- The effect of antiplatelet therapy on survival and cardiac allograft vasculopathy following heart transplantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Clinical Transplantation. 35:e14125. 2021
- The Efficacy and Safety of Medical and Surgical Therapy in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 37:2351-2372. 2020
- Management of Acute Pain From Non–Low Back, Musculoskeletal Injuries. ACP journal club. 173:730-738. 2020
- Potential impact of missing outcome data on treatment effects in systematic reviews: imputation study. The BMJ. 370:m2898-m2898. 2020
- American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for treating newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in older adults. Blood Advances. 4:3528-3549. 2020
- Probiotics Reduce Mortality and Morbidity in Preterm, Low-Birth-Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Gastroenterology. 159:467-480. 2020
- Erratum to “A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses” [J Clin Epidemiol. 2019;113:159-67]. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 123:189-189. 2020
- Novel Coronavirus COVID-19. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume. 102:734-744. 2020
- Novel Coronavirus COVID-19: Current Evidence and Evolving Strategies.. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American volume. 102:734-744. 2020
- <p>Meta-Analyses Proved Inconsistent in How Missing Data Were Handled Across Their Included Primary Trials: A Methodological Survey</p>. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 12:527-535. 2020
- Cannabinoids in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clinical Medicine Insights: Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disorders. 13:117954412090646-117954412090646. 2020
- Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic care: a call for nonoperative management. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. 12:1759720X2093427-1759720X2093427. 2020
- Medical cannabis for orthopaedic patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: does evidence support its use?. Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. 12:1759720X2093796-1759720X2093796. 2020
- Insomnia and risk of mortality from all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Sleep Medicine Reviews. 48:101215-101215. 2019
- Patterns of Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk for Cardiometabolic and Cancer Outcomes. ACP journal club. 171:732-732. 2019
- A systematic survey identified 36 criteria for assessing effect modification claims in randomized trials or meta-analyses. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 113:159-167. 2019
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis in the Management of Open Fractures: A Systematic Survey of Current Practice and Recommendations. JBJS Reviews. 7:1-1. 2019
- Direct comparative effectiveness and safety between non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE). 34:173-190. 2019
- Potentially missing data are considerably more frequent than definitely missing data: a methodological survey of 638 randomized controlled trials. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 106:18-31. 2019
- A systematic review of comparisons between protocols or registrations and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 18:9. 2018
- Patient Values and Preferences Regarding Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review. Pain Medicine. 19:2469-2480. 2018
- A Systematic Survey of Control Groups in Behavioral and Social Science Trials. Research on Social Work Practice. 28:538-545. 2018
- Evaluating Completeness of Reporting in Behavioral Interventions Pilot Trials. Research on Social Work Practice. 28:577-584. 2018
- Predictors of Unemployment After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 36:1868-1879. 2018
- Perioperative psychotherapy for persistent post-surgical pain and physical impairment: a meta-analysis of randomised trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 120:1304-1314. 2018
- Comparative effectiveness of prophylactic therapies for necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants: Protocol for a network meta-analysis of randomized trials. International Journal of Preventive Medicine. 9:83-83. 2018
- Does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years? – A systematic review of reviews: an update. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. Volume 11:495-510. 2018
- GRADE Guidelines: 19. Assessing the certainty of evidence in the importance of outcomes or values and preferences—Risk of bias and indirectness. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 111:94-104. 2018
- GRADE guidelines: 20. Assessing the certainty of evidence in the importance of outcomes or values and preferences—inconsistency, imprecision, and other domains. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 111:83-93. 2018
- Potentially missing data was considerably more frequent than definitely missing data in randomized controlled trials: A methodological survey. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 2018
- A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 17:181. 2017
- Antiretroviral therapy for pregnant women living with HIV or hepatitis B: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 7:e019022-e019022. 2017
- Values and preferences of women living with HIV who are pregnant, postpartum or considering pregnancy on choice of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy. BMJ Open. 7:e019023-e019023. 2017
- Knee arthroscopy versus conservative management in patients with degenerative knee disease: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 7:e016114-e016114. 2017
- A sensitivity and specificity comparison of fine needle aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy in evaluation of suspicious breast lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast. 31:157-166. 2017
- Electronic nicotine delivery systems and/or electronic non-nicotine delivery systems for tobacco smoking cessation or reduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 7:e012680-e012680. 2017
- Hemicraniectomy versus medical treatment with large MCA infarct: a review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 6:e014390-e014390. 2016
- Predictors of persistent pain after breast cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. 188:E352-E361. 2016
- Prognosis after surgical replacement with a bioprosthetic aortic valve in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis: systematic review of observational studies. The BMJ. 354:i5065-i5065. 2016
- Transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis at low and intermediate risk: systematic review and meta-analysis. The BMJ. 354:i5130-i5130. 2016
- Attitudes toward the Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain: A qualitative study. Journal of Opioid Management. 12:377-387. 2016
- Effects of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients with Open Fracture of the Extremities. JBJS Reviews. 3:e2. 2015
- Predictors of Persistent Post-Surgical Pain after Total Knee Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Canadian Journal of Pain.
- Risk factors for persistent post-surgical pain after tibia fracture: a longitudinal study