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Matthias Briel is affiliated with the University Hospital of Basel in Switzerland and has a scholarly focus in the field of Medicine. Their work encompasses a broad array of topics including meta-analysis and systematic reviews, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, ethics in clinical research, and COVID-19 clinical research studies.

The scientist's recent papers highlight contributions to systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and clinical trial methodologies. Notable publications include:

  • Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses, 2020, Canadian Medical Association Journal
  • Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2023, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • The Khorana score for prediction of venous thromboembolism in cancer patients: An individual patient data meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • GRADE guidance 36: updates to GRADE's approach to addressing inconsistency, 2023, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Core components and impact of nurse-led integrated care models for home-dwelling older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, International Journal of Nursing Studies

Briel frequently collaborates with a core group of coauthors including Benjamin Speich, Stefan Schandelmaier, Alain Amstutz, Alexandra Griessbach, and Christof Schönenberger. These collaborations have supported research productivity and interdisciplinary approaches across numerous studies.

The scientist's publications are predominantly found in these outlets:

  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Trials
  • JAMA Network Open
  • BMJ Open
  • BMC Medical Research Methodology

Within Medicine, their research extends into several subfields, particularly Statistics, Probability, and Uncertainty; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Economics and Econometrics; Infectious Diseases; and Epidemiology.

Their main topics of research include:

  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts

Best Publications

  • Driving Pressure and Survival in the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

    Marcelo B.P. Amato;Maureen O. Meade;Arthur S. Slutsky;Laurent Brochard

  • Higher vs Lower Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients With Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Matthias Briel;Maureen Meade;Alain Mercat;Roy G. Brower

  • Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Viktoria L Gloy;Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Deepak L Bhatt;Sangeeta R Kashyap

  • Effects of Low-Carbohydrate vs Low-Fat Diets on Weight Loss and Cardiovascular Risk Factors A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    Alain J. Nordmann;Abigail Nordmann;Matthias Briel;Ulrich Keller

  • Is a subgroup effect believable? Updating criteria to evaluate the credibility of subgroup analyses

    Xin Sun;Matthias Briel;Stephen D Walter;Gordon H Guyatt

  • Randomized trials stopped early for benefit: a systematic review

    Victor M. Montori;P. J. Devereaux;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Neill K. J. Adhikari;Karen E. A. Burns;Karen E. A. Burns

  • Response, Survival, and Long-Term Toxicity After Therapy With the Radiolabeled Somatostatin Analogue [90Y-DOTA]-TOC in Metastasized Neuroendocrine Cancers

    Anna Imhof;Philippe Brunner;Nicolas Marincek;Matthias Briel

  • Procalcitonin to initiate or discontinue antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections

    Philipp Schuetz;Yannick Wirz;Ramon Sager;Mirjam Christ-Crain

  • Mortality in randomized controlled trials comparing drug-eluting vs. bare metal stents in coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis

    Alain Joel Nordmann;Matthias Briel;Heiner Claudins Bucher

  • Stopping randomized trials early for benefit and estimation of treatment effects: systematic review and meta-regression analysis.

    Dirk Bassler;Matthias Briel;Victor M. Montori;Melanie Lane

  • Association between change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol and cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality: systematic review and meta-regression analysis

    Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Ignacio Ferreira-Gonzalez;John J You;Paul J Karanicolas

  • Procalcitonin Algorithms for Antibiotic Therapy Decisions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Recommendations for Clinical Algorithms

    Philipp Schuetz;Victor Chiappa;Matthias Briel;Jeffrey L. Greenwald

  • Short-term vs Conventional Glucocorticoid Therapy in Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The REDUCE Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jörg D. Leuppi;Philipp Schuetz;Roland Bingisser;Michael Bodmer

  • Effect of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic treatment on mortality in acute respiratory infections: a patient level meta-analysis

    Philipp Schuetz;Yannick Wirz;Ramon Sager;Mirjam Christ-Crain;Mirjam Christ-Crain

  • Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use vs a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care.

    Matthias Briel;Philipp Schuetz;Beat Mueller;Jim Young

  • Efficacy and safety of statin treatment for cardiovascular disease: a network meta-analysis of 170 255 patients from 76 randomized trials

    E.J. Mills;P. Wu;G. Chong;I. Ghement

  • Effect of different antilipidemic agents and diets on mortality: a systematic review.

    Marco Studer;Matthias Briel;Bernd Leimenstoll;Tracy R. Glass

  • Adjunct prednisone therapy for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Claudine Angela Blum;Nicole Nigro;Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Philipp Schuetz

  • Development of the Instrument to assess the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) in randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses.

    Stefan Schandelmaier;Stefan Schandelmaier;Matthias Briel;Matthias Briel;Ravi Varadhan;Christopher H. Schmid

  • Stopping Randomized Trials Early for Benefit and Estimation of Treatment Effects

    Dirk Bassler;Matthias Briel;Victor M. Montori;Paul Glasziou

Frequent Co-Authors

Elie A. Akl
Elie A. Akl American University of Beirut
Gordon H. Guyatt
Gordon H. Guyatt McMaster University
Heiner C. Bucher
Heiner C. Bucher University Hospital of Basel
Philipp Schuetz
Philipp Schuetz University of Basel
Holger J. Schünemann
Holger J. Schünemann Humanitas University
Per Olav Vandvik
Per Olav Vandvik University of Oslo
Mirjam Christ-Crain
Mirjam Christ-Crain University of Basel
Stephen D. Walter
Stephen D. Walter McMaster University
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences

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