The protocol was registered in the PROSPERO database (CRD42024524523). This systematic review was written according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 2ndedition [66] and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines [67]. Elig...
Fig. 1. PRISMA flow diagram [12]. 2.1. The role of Alvarado scoring system in diagnosis appendicitis The Alvarado scoring system was developed in Philadelphia in the mid 80s to estimate the possibility of appendicitis in patients presenting with suspect abdominal pain [13]. The original study wa...
The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. PLoS Med. 2009. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000100. Article Google Scholar Pikora T, Giles-Corti B, Bull F, Jamrozik K, Donovan R...
Figure 2.PRISMA flow diagram of the studies included. Table 1.Inclusion and exclusion criteria. 3. Results and Discussion 3.1. PDT versus Immunological Checkpoints Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed death-ligand (PD-L1) are typical immune checkpoints that transmit inhibitory si...