The Accuracy of Google Translate for Abstracting Data From Non–English-Language Trials for Systematic Reviews

Jackson, Jeffrey L.; Kuriyama, Akira; Antón, A.; Choi, April; Fournier, Jean‐Pascal; Geier, Anne-Kathrin; Jacquérioz, Frédérique; Kogan, Dmitry; Scholcoff, Cecilia; Sun, Renhua

doi:10.7326/m19-0891

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“…The abstract mentioning discharge and medication had their full paper translated into English by Google Translate ® for inclusion. Google Translate ® was found to be around 90% accurate in a recent study by Jackson et al [39]. If the study was deemed potentially relevant and considered for a full-text review, a medically trained native speaker would be sought to translate the paper [40].…”

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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

2020

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Background Little is known about the epidemiology of medication errors and medication-related harm following transition from secondary to primary care. This systematic review aims to identify and critically evaluate the available evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication errors and medication-related harm following hospital discharge. Methods Studies published between January 1990 and March 2019 were searched across ten electronic databases and the grey literature. No restrictions were applied with publication language or patient population studied. Studies were included if they contained data concerning the rate of medication errors, unintentional medication discrepancies, or adverse drug events. Two authors independently extracted study data. Results Fifty-four studies were included, most of which were rated as moderate (39/54) or high (7/54) quality. For adult patients, the median rate of medication errors and unintentional medication discrepancies following discharge was 53% [interquartile range 33-60.5] (n = 5 studies) and 50% [interquartile range 39-76] (n = 11), respectively. Five studies reported adverse drug reaction rates with a median of 27% [interquartile range 18-40.5] and seven studies reported adverse drug event rates with a median of 19% [interquartile range 16-24]. For paediatric patients, one study reported a medication error rate of 66.3% and another an adverse drug event rate of 9%. Almost a quarter of studies (13/54, 24%) utilised a follow-up period post-discharge of 1 month (range 2-180 days). Drug classes most commonly implicated with adverse drug events were antibiotics, antidiabetics, analgesics and cardiovascular drugs. Conclusions This is the first systematic review to explore the prevalence and nature of medication errors and adverse drug events following hospital discharge. Targets for future work have been identified.

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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

2020

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“…This large number of studies also allowed us to conduct sensitivity, subgroup, and meta‐regression analyses. Second, we also included non‐English studies, which should improve the generalizability of our findings . Third, we compared topical ketamine administration with agents that are known to prevent postoperative sore throat.…”

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“…Second, we also included non-English studies, which should improve the generalizability of our findings. 83,84 Third, we compared topical ketamine administration with agents that are known to prevent postoperative sore throat.…”

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Topical application of ketamine to prevent postoperative sore throat in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Kuriyama

Nakanishi

Kamei

et al. 2020

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

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Background Postoperative sore throat is a leading undesirable postoperative outcome. Ketamine is an N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antagonist and its topical application is used for chronic pain and oral/throat indications. We conducted a systematic review to assess the efficacy of preoperative, topical ketamine application for preventing postoperative sore throat. Methods We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL through September 23, 2019 for randomized controlled trials in which at least one intervention was topical ketamine to prevent postoperative sore throat in adults undergoing endotracheal intubation. The primary outcome was the incidence of sore throat at 24 hours postoperatively. The comparators were non‐analgesic controls (placebo, no treatment, or usual care) or active agents. We pooled the data using a random‐effects model. Results We included 41 randomized controlled trials involving 3784 participants. Topical ketamine was associated with reduced incidence of sore throat at 24 hours postoperatively compared to non‐analgesic methods (risk ratio, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.37‐0.54; P < .001). We found significant publication bias, but the results remained unchanged with a trim‐and‐fill analysis. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) suggested that the efficacy of topical ketamine was adequate (TSA‐adjusted 95% CI, 0.33‐0.56). The GRADE quality for this evidence was moderate. Topical ketamine was inferior to a combination of nebulized ketamine and clonidine in preventing postoperative sore throat. Conclusions Preoperative, topical ketamine application may be more effective than non‐analgesic methods in preventing postoperative sore throat. The number of studies did not suffice to determine the place of topical ketamine among agents to prevent postoperative sore throat.

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“…Furthermore, we did not analyse whether perhaps multiple publications referred to the same dataset. Also, for the translation of non-English articles, we used Google Translate, but it has been shown in 2019 that this tool can be trusted for data extraction in evidence synthesis [7]. One Persian article was additionally clari ed through consultation with a native speaker, other languages that are not English were easily translated using Google Translate.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…We classi ed all studies into three groups based on study design: observational, experimental, and evidence synthesis. For studies in languages other than English, we used Google Translate, as it has been shown that it is a viable, accurate tool for data extraction from non-English articles used in evidence syntheses [7]. For any uncertainties, we planned to contact native speakers of languages other than English.…”

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Research methodology and characteristics of journal articles with original data, preprint articles and registered clinical trial protocols about COVID-19

Fidahic

Nujić

Runjić

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Background: The research community reacted rapidly to the emergence of COVID-19. We aimed to assess characteristics of journal articles, preprint articles, and registered trial protocols about COVID-19 and its causal agent SARS-CoV-2. Methods: We analyzed characteristics of journal articles with original data indexed by March 19, 2020, in World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 collection, articles published on preprint servers medRxiv and bioRxiv by April 3, 2010. Additionally, we assessed characteristics of clinical trials indexed in the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (WHO ICTRP) by April 7, 2020. Results: Among the first 2118 articles on COVID-19 published in scholarly journals, 533 (25%) contained original data. The majority was published by authors from China (75%) and funded by Chinese sponsors (75%); a quarter was published in the Chinese language. Among 312 articles that self-reported study design, the most frequent were retrospective studies (N=88; 28%) and case reports (N=86; 28%), analyzing patients’ characteristics (38%). Median Journal Impact Factor of journals where articles were published was 5.099.Among 1088 analyzed preprint articles, the majority came from authors affiliated in China (51%) and were funded by sources in China (46%). Less than half reported study design; the majority were modeling studies (62%), and analyzed transmission/risk/prevalence (43%).Of the 927 analyzed registered trials, the majority were interventional (58%). Half were already recruiting participants. The location for the conduct of the trial in the majority was China (N=522; 63%). The median number of planned participants was 140 (range: 1 to 15,000,000). Registered intervention trials used highly heterogeneous primary outcomes and tested highly heterogeneous interventions; the most frequently studied interventions were hydroxychloroquine (N=39; 7.2%) and chloroquine (N=16; 3%).Conclusions: Early articles on COVID-19 were predominantly retrospective case reports and modeling studies. The diversity of outcomes used in intervention trial protocols indicates the urgent need for defining a core outcome set for COVID-19 research. Chinese scholars had a head start in reporting about the new disease, but publishing articles in Chinese may limit their global reach. Mapping publications with original data can help finding gaps that will help us respond better to the new public health emergency.

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The Accuracy of Google Translate for Abstracting Data From Non–English-Language Trials for Systematic Reviews

Cited by 170 publications

References 2 publications

Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

Topical application of ketamine to prevent postoperative sore throat in adults: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Research methodology and characteristics of journal articles with original data, preprint articles and registered clinical trial protocols about COVID-19

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