Alexander Tsertsvadze

Summary

Affiliation: Ottawa Health Research Institute
Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Oral sildenafil citrate (viagra) for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of harms
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Box 208, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa K1H 8L6, Ontario, Canada
    Urology 74:831-836.e8. 2009
  2. ncbi Updating comparative effectiveness reviews: current efforts in AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    University of Ottawa Evidence Based Practice Center, Clinical Epidemiology Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
    J Clin Epidemiol 64:1208-15. 2011
  3. ncbi Oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and hormonal treatments for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Ann Intern Med 151:650-61. 2009
  4. ncbi Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of combination therapy and monotherapy for dyslipidemia
    Mukul Sharma
    University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Ann Intern Med 151:622-30. 2009
  5. ncbi An evaluation of the completeness of safety reporting in reports of complementary and alternative medicine trials
    Lucy Ann Turner
    Ottawa Methods Centre, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:67. 2011
  6. ncbi Effectiveness of terbutaline pump for the prevention of preterm birth. A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Laura M Gaudet
    Evidence Based Practice Center, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 7:e31679. 2012
  7. ncbi Updating systematic reviews: an international survey
    Chantelle Garritty
    The Ottawa Methods Centre, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
    PLoS ONE 5:e9914. 2010
  8. ncbi A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of selected complementary and alternative medicine for neck and low-back pain
    Andrea D Furlan
    Clinical Epidemiology Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa Evidence Based Practice Center, Box 208, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:953139. 2012

Collaborators

  • David Moher
  • Margaret Sampson
  • Eric Manheimer
  • Thomas Ostermann
  • Lucy Ann Turner
  • Becky Skidmore
  • Andrea D Furlan
  • Laura M Gaudet
  • Fatemeh Yazdi
  • Mohammed T Ansari
  • Chantelle Garritty
  • Mukul Sharma
  • Steve Doucette
  • Joel Gagnier
  • Sophia Tsouros
  • Kavita Singh
  • Trish Dryden
  • Laura Weeks
  • Carlo Ammendolia
  • Lina Santaguida
  • Maurits van Tulder
  • Anita Gross
  • Raymond Daniel
  • Andrea C Tricco
  • Teik Chye Ooi
  • Ahmed M Abou-Setta
  • Margaret Sears
  • Karla Soares-Weiser

Detail Information

Publications8

  1. ncbi Oral sildenafil citrate (viagra) for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of harms
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Box 208, 501 Smyth Rd, Ottawa K1H 8L6, Ontario, Canada
    Urology 74:831-836.e8. 2009
    ..To summarize and compare evidence on harms in sildenafil- and placebo-treated men with erectile dysfunction (ED) in a systematic review and meta-analysis...
  2. ncbi Updating comparative effectiveness reviews: current efforts in AHRQ's Effective Health Care Program
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    University of Ottawa Evidence Based Practice Center, Clinical Epidemiology Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1H 8L6
    J Clin Epidemiol 64:1208-15. 2011
    ..To review the current knowledge and efforts on updating systematic reviews (SRs) as applied to comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs)...
  3. ncbi Oral phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and hormonal treatments for erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Alexander Tsertsvadze
    Ottawa Health Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Ann Intern Med 151:650-61. 2009
    ..Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common male sexual disorder. The relative benefits and harms of pharmacologic therapies for ED, as well as the value of hormonal testing in men with ED, are uncertain...
  4. ncbi Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of combination therapy and monotherapy for dyslipidemia
    Mukul Sharma
    University of Ottawa, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    Ann Intern Med 151:622-30. 2009
    ..Statin therapy effectively prevents vascular disease, but treatment targets are often not achieved...
  5. ncbi An evaluation of the completeness of safety reporting in reports of complementary and alternative medicine trials
    Lucy Ann Turner
    Ottawa Methods Centre, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Complement Altern Med 11:67. 2011
    ..The objectives of this study are to assess the quality of safety reporting in CAM RCTs; to explore the influence of different trial characteristics on the quality of safety reporting...
  6. ncbi Effectiveness of terbutaline pump for the prevention of preterm birth. A systematic review and meta-analysis
    Laura M Gaudet
    Evidence Based Practice Center, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    PLoS ONE 7:e31679. 2012
    ..The effectiveness and safety of this maintenance tocolysis have not been clearly established. We aimed to systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of subcutaneous (SQ) terbutaline infusion by pump for maintenance tocolysis...
  7. ncbi Updating systematic reviews: an international survey
    Chantelle Garritty
    The Ottawa Methods Centre, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
    PLoS ONE 5:e9914. 2010
    ..However, little guidance is available about when and how to update SRs. Moreover, the updating policies and practices of organizations that commission or produce SRs are unclear...
  8. ncbi A systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy, cost-effectiveness, and safety of selected complementary and alternative medicine for neck and low-back pain
    Andrea D Furlan
    Clinical Epidemiology Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa Evidence Based Practice Center, Box 208, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6
    Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2012:953139. 2012
    ..None of the CAM treatments was shown systematically as superior to one another. More efforts are needed to improve the conduct and reporting of studies of CAM treatments...