Journal Articles
Miangul, Shahid, Smayra, Karen, Bitton, Liranne, Zalloum, Reem B., Yap, Nathanael Q. E., Saad, Baraa, Yuvaraj, Rangish, Alogakos, Marios, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Parthipun, Aneeta (2025). Safety and efficacy of transcatheter arterial embolization in renal angiomyolipomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Bmc Nephrology, 26 (1) 162, 162. doi: 10.1186/s12882-024-03893-4
Bitton, Liranne, Daniel, Rohan Suresh, Felafel, Mariana, Than, Christian A., Shiakos, George and Tzanavaros, Ioannis (2025). Beating heart pulmonary valve replacement: technique of pulmonary valve replacement with a biological valve. Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 30 (1), 13-25. doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2024.07.002
Lee, Sum-Yu Christina, Bayan, Laith, Sato, Alma, Vankayalapati, Dilip K., Antoniou, Valeria, Shami, M. Zaid, Sulaiman, Hafsa Omer, Yap, Nathanael, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Wong, Kai Yuen (2025). Benefits of negative pressure wound therapy in skin grafts: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 102, 204-217. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.036
Segun-Omosehin, Omotayo, Nasser, Maya L., Nasr, Joseph, Shi, Ao, Bourdakos, Natalie E., Seneviratne, Suresh, Than, Christian A. and Tapson, Victor F. (2025). Safety and efficacy of catheter-directed thrombectomy without thrombolysis in acute pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology, 420 132707, 132707. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132707
Macaron, Marie-Michele, Al Sabbakh, Nader, Shami, M Zaid, Akrobetu, Dennis, Bourdakos, Natalie E., Abdulsalam, Fatma A.M., Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Bakri, Sophie J. (2025). Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections vs panretinal photocoagulation laser therapy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy – A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ophthalmology Retina, 9 (2), 105-121. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2024.08.004
Yap, Nathanael Qi En, Vankayalapati, Dilip Kumar, Lee, Sum-Yu Christina, Sulaiman, Hafsa Omer, Sato, Alma, Shami, M Zaid, Antoniou, Valeria, Burns, James W. F., Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian Aloysius and Southwick, Graeme (2025). Healing Rates and Dressing Frequency of Silver Foam Dressings in Paediatric Burns: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis. European Burn Journal, 6 (1) 3, 3. doi: 10.3390/ebj6010003
Adra, Maamoun, Mohamed Haroon, Aslam, Milchem, Hugh, Suresh, Shreehari, Khair, Yasmine J, El Merkabaoui, Haya, Mansour, Rania, Youssef, Mohamed Kamal M, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian, Estfan, Rami and Packer, Greg (2024). Operative Versus Nonoperative Management of High-Grade Acromioclavicular Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cureus, 16 (12), e76682. doi: 10.7759/cureus.76682
Than, Christian A., Adra, Maamoun, Curtis, Tom J., Khair, Yasmine J., Milchem, Hugh, Lee, Sum-Yu C., Şanli, Goktug, Smayra, Karen, Nakanishi, Hayato, Dannawi, Zaher and Beck, Belinda R. (2024). Prolonged taping with exercise therapy for patellofemoral pain in adults: A systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (23) 7476, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/jcm13237476
Smayra, Karen, Miangul, Shahid, Nasr, Joseph, Sato, Alma, Lee, Sum-Yu C., Bitton, Liranne, El Ghazal, Nour, Alexander, Kyle G., Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Uberoi, Raman (2024). Diagnostic accuracy of four-dimensional computed tomography in preoperative localization of primary hyperparathyroidism after negative or inconclusive sestamibi: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography, 49 (3) 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001689, 509-518. doi: 10.1097/rct.0000000000001689
Abdulsalam, Fatma A. M., Bourdakos, Natalie E., Burns, James W. F., Zervides, Zoe Y., Yap, Nathanael Q. E., Adra, Maamoun, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A., Chervenak, Francis A. and Arulkumaran, Sir Sabaratnam (2024). Twin pregnancy and postpartum haemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24 (1) 649, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12884-024-06798-0
Nasser, Maya Leila, Nasr, Joseph, Zalloum, Reem Belal, Yap, Nathanael, Bourdakos, Natalie Errika, Miangul, Shahid, Betts, Tara Anne, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian Aloysius and Jabbour, Serge (2024). Two-versus one-bag fluid delivery in pediatric and adolescent diabetic ketoacidosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 67 (10), 486-497. doi: 10.3345/cep.2023.01536
Nakanishi, Hayato, Wang, Rongzhi, Miangul, Shahid, Kim, Grace E., Segun-Omosehin, Omotayo A., Bourdakos, Natalie E., Than, Christian A., Johnson, Benjamin E., Chen, Herbert and Gillis, Andrea (2024). Clinical outcomes of outpatient thyroidectomy: A systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis. The American Journal of Surgery, 236 115694. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.02.037
Cathomas, Marionna, Saad, Baraa, Taha-Mehlitz, Stephanie, Vankayalapati, Dilip K., Ghazal, Nour El, Mourad, Mohammed Majd, Ortlieb, Niklas, Than, Christian A., Burri, Emanuel, Glaser, Christine, Heigl, Andres, Neumann, Katerina, Honaker, Michael D., Taha, Anas and Rosenberg, Robert (2024). Safety and effectivity of Kono-S anastomosis in Crohn’s patients: a systematic review and Meta-analysis. Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 409 (1) 227. doi: 10.1007/s00423-024-03412-x
Than, Christian A., Valiotis, Angelique K., Prottoy, Abid R., Alexander, Kyle G., Alogakos, Marios, Adra, Maamoun, Smayra, Karen, Curtis, Tom J., Kim, Grace E., Nakanishi, Hayato and Dannawi, Zaher (2024). Discectomy for lumbar disc herniation in pediatric and adolescent populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cureus, 16 (7) e63880, 1-29. doi: 10.7759/cureus.63880
Smayra, Karen, Miangul, Shahid, Witkowiak, Maria M., Persson, Linn K. M., Lugard, Emily E., Adra, Maamoun, Yap, Nathanael Q. E., Ball, Jake, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Khoo, Michael (2024). Yield and clinical impact of image-guided bone biopsy in osteomyelitis of the appendicular skeleton: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Skeletal Radiology, 54 (3), 481-492. doi: 10.1007/s00256-024-04764-7
Haddad, Joe El, Sabbakh, Nader Al, Macaron, Marie Michele, Shaaban, Hashim, Bourdakos, Natalie E., Shi, Ao, Saad, Baraa, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Daoud, Yassine J. (2024). NSAIDs and corticosteroids for the postoperative management of age-related cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 260, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.09.027
Vankayalapati, Dilip K., Segun-Omosehin, Omotayo, El Ghazal, Nour, Daniel, Rohan Suresh, El Haddad, Joe, Mansour, Rania, Yap, Nathanael, Miangul, Shahid, Nakanishi, Hayato and Than, Christian A. (2024). Long-term outcomes of mechanical versus bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 16 (1) e52550. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52550
Bourdakos, Natalie E., Abdulsalam, Fatma A. M., Macaron, Marie Michele, Nasser, Maya L., Yap, Nathanael, Matar, Reem H., Adra, Maamoun, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Arulkumaran, Sir Sabaratnam (2023). Misgav‐Ladach or modified Misgav‐Ladach versus Pfannenstiel‐Kerr methods for cesarean deliveries: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Reproductive, Female and Child Health, 2 (4), 287-300. doi: 10.1002/rfc2.65
Than, Christian A., Adra, Maamoun, Curtis, Tom J., Shi, Ao, Kim, Grace E., Nakanishi, Hayato, Matar, Reem H., Brown, J. Mark M., Dannawi, Zaher and Beck, Belinda R. (2023). The effect of exercise post vertebral augmentation in osteoporotic patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 41 (12), 2703-2712. doi: 10.1002/jor.25631
Nakanishi, Hayato, Miangul, Shahid, Wang, Rongzhi, El Haddad, Joe, El Ghazal, Nour, Abdulsalam, Fatma A., Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A., Johnson, Benjamin E. and Chen, Herbert (2023). ASO visual abstract: open versus laparoscopic surgery in the management of adrenocortical carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 30 (2), 1006-1007. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12812-6
Mansour, Rania, Nakanishi, Hayato, Al Sabbakh, Nader, El Ghazal, Nour, Haddad, Joe, Adra, Maamoun, Matar, Reem H., Tosovic, Danijel, Than, Christian A. and Song, Tae H. (2023). Single vs bilateral lung transplant in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Transplantation Proceedings, 55 (9), 2203-2211. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.013
Miangul, Shahid, Oluwaremi, Timothy, El Haddad, Joe, Adra, Maamoun, Pinnawala, Nathan, Nakanishi, Hayato, Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A. and Stewart, Thomas M. (2023). Update on the efficacy and safety of intravenous tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 33 (5), 2179-2190. doi: 10.1007/s00590-022-03387-9
El Ghazal, Nour, Nakanishi, Hayato, Martinez-Nunez, Alfonso E, Al Sabbakh, Nader K, Segun-Omosehin, Omotayo A, Bourdakos, Natalie E, Nasser, Maya, Matar, Reem H, Than, Christian, Danoun, Omar A and Johnson, Andrew (2023). The effects of deep brain stimulation on mood and quality of life in Parkinson’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cureus, 15 (8) e44177, e44177. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44177
Smayra, Karen, Miangul, Shahid, Yap, Nathanael, Shi, Ao, Abdulsalam, Fatma, Adra, Maamoun, Nakanishi, Hayato, Ball, Jake, Betts, Tara A., Than, Christian A. and Parthipun, Aneeta (2023). Technical success, sample adequacy, and complications of pediatric transjugular liver biopsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 68 (10), 3846-3856. doi: 10.1007/s10620-023-08071-4
Saad, Baraa, Nasser, Maya, Matar, Reem H., Nakanishi, Hayato, Tosovic, Danijel, Than, Christian A., Taha-Mehlitz, Stephanie and Taha, Anas (2023). Safety and efficacy of LA-ERCP procedure following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Surgical Endoscopy, 37 (9), 6682-6694. doi: 10.1007/s00464-023-10276-7
Flaifel, Mariana, Daniel, Rohan Suresh, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A., Shiakos, George and Tzanavaros, Ioannis (2023). A novel approach for the treatment of pulmonary artery aneurysm repair using inclusion technique: a case report. Cureus Journal of Medical Science, 15 (3) e36456, 1-7. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36456
Macaron, Marie Michele, Segun-Omosehin, Omotayo Ayomide, Matar, Reem H., Beran, Azizullah, Nakanishi, Hayato, Than, Christian A. and Abulseoud, Osama A. (2023). A systematic review and meta analysis on burnout in physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a hidden healthcare crisis. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13 1071397, 1071397. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1071397
Dahan, Elise, El Ghazal, Nour, Nakanishi, Hayato, El Haddad, Joe, Matar, Reem H., Tosovic, Danijel, Beran, Azizullah, Than, Christian A. and Stiasny, David (2023). Dexamethasone versus prednisone/prednisolone in the management of pediatric patients with acute asthmatic exacerbations: a systematic review and meta-analysis : Dexamethasone vs prednisone: asthma exacerbations. Journal of Asthma, 60 (8), 1481-1492. doi: 10.1080/02770903.2022.2155189
Adra, Maamoun, El Ghazal, Nour, Nakanishi, Hayato, Smayra, Karen, Hong, Sam S., Miangul, Shahid, Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A. and Tennent, Duncan (2023). Platelet‐rich plasma versus corticosteroid injections in the management of patients with rotator cuff disease: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 41 (1), 7-20. doi: 10.1002/jor.25463
Sim, Bernice L., Daniel, Rohan Suresh, Hong, Sam S., Matar, Reem H., Ganiel, Imri, Nakanishi, Hayato, Mansour, Rania, Than, Christian A. and Alrahmani, Layan (2023). Pregnancy outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, 29 (1), 36-42. doi: 10.1097/RHU.0000000000001935
Miangul, Shahid, Oluwaremi, Timothy, Haddad, Joe El, Adra, Maamoun, Pinnawala, Nathan, Nakanishi, Hayato, Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A. and Stewart, Thomas M. (2023). Correction to: Update on the efficacy and safety of intravenous tranexamic acid in hip fracture surgery: a systematic review and meta‑analysis (European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology, (2022), 33, 5, (2179-2190), 10.1007/s00590-022-03387-9). European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, 33 (8), 3735-3736. doi: 10.1007/s00590-023-03709-5
Suresh Daniel, Rohan, Schmidt, Georgia K., Nakanishi, Hayato, Smayra, Karen, Mascara, Mariah N., Vankayalapati, Dilip K., Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A., Shiakos, George and Tzanavaros, Ioannis (2023). Transcatheter closure vs. surgical ligation in preterm infants with patent ductus arteriosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Congenital Heart Disease, 18 (2), 245-265. doi: 10.32604/chd.2023.027596
Nakanishi, Hayato, Miangul, Shahid, Wang, Rongzhi, El Haddad, Joe, El Ghazal, Nour, Abdulsalam, Fatma A., Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A., Johnson, Benjamin E. and Chen, Herbert (2022). Open versus laparoscopic surgery in the management of adrenocortical carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 30 (2), 994-1005. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12711-w
Matar, Reem H., Mansour, Rania, Nakanishi, Hayato, Smayra, Karen, El Haddad, Joe, Vankayalapati, Dilip K., Daniel, Rohan Suresh, Tosovic, Danijel, Than, Christian A. and Yamani, Mohamad H. (2022). Clinical characteristics of patients with myocarditis following COVID-19 mRNA vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (15) 4521, 1-41. doi: 10.3390/jcm11154521
Nakanishi, Hayato, Miangul, Shahid, Oluwaremi, Timothy T., Sim, Bernice L., Hong, Sam S. and Than, Christian A. (2022). Open versus laparoscopic surgery in the management of patients with gallbladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Surgery, 224 (1), 348-357. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.03.002
Than, Christian A., Seidl, Laura A. and Beck, Belinda R. (2022). Comparative acceptability of weightbearing physical activity in sporting footwear versus barefoot in habitually shod individuals. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 112 (3). doi: 10.7547/20-148
Matar, Reem H., Than, Christian A., Nakanishi, Hayato, Daniel, Rohan Suresh, Smayra, Karen, Sim, Bernice L., Beran, Azizullah and Danoun, Omar A. (2022). Outcomes of patients with thromboembolic events following coronavirus disease 2019 AstraZeneca vaccination: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, 33 (2), 90-112. doi: 10.1097/MBC.0000000000001113
Owen, Patrick J., Saueressig, Tobias, Belavy, Daniel L., Than, Christian A., Ball, Jake, Sadler, Kate, Piedimonte, Alessandro, Benedetti, Fabrizio and Miller, Clint T. (2021). Response to Comment on: “Attempting to Separate Placebo Effects from Exercise in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”. Sports Medicine, 52 (4), 961-962. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01622-7
Miller, Clint T., Owen, Patrick J., Than, Christian A., Ball, Jake, Sadler, Kate, Piedimonte, Alessandro, Benedetti, Fabrizio and Belavy, Daniel L. (2021). Attempting to separate placebo effects from exercise in chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 52 (4), 817-833. doi: 10.1007/s40279-021-01526-6
Than, Christian, Roberts, Llion, Coombes, Brooke K., Tosovic, Danijel and Brown, J. Mark (2019). Exercise-induced muscle damage on the contractile properties of the lumbar paraspinal muscles: a laser displacement mechanomyographic approach. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 119 (3), 761-770. doi: 10.1007/s00421-018-04067-5
Than, Christian, Seidl, Laura and Brown, J. Mark (2019). Lumbar erector spinae and sacral multifidus contractile properties in healthy females and males as determined by laser displacement mechanomyography. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 47, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bspc.2018.07.011
Vigotsky, Andrew D., Schoenfeld, Brad J., Than, Christian and Brown, J. Mark (2018). Methods matter: the relationship between strength and hypertrophy depends on methods of measurement and analysis. PeerJ, 6 (6) e5071, e5071. doi: 10.7717/peerj.5071
Than, Christian, Seidl, Laura, Tosovic, Danijel and Brown, J. Mark (2018). Test-retest reliability of laser displacement mechanomyography in paraspinal muscles while in lumbar extension or flexion. Journal of Electromyography & Kinesiology, 41, 60-65. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.05.001
Than, Christian, Tosovic, Danijel, Seidl, Laura and Brown, J. Mark (2016). The effect of exercise hypertrophy and disuse atrophy on muscle contractile properties: a mechanomyographic analysis. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 (11-12), 1-11. doi: 10.1007/s00421-016-3469-9
Tosovic, D., Than, C. and Brown, J. M. M. (2016). The effects of accumulated muscle fatigue on the mechanomyographic waveform: implications for injury prediction. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 116 (8), 1485-1494. doi: 10.1007/s00421-016-3398-7
Thesis
Than, Christian (2019). The non-invasive detection of anatomical injury locations in low back pain patients using laser displacement mechanomyography. PhD Thesis, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.110