No consistent evidence for the anti-inflammatory effect of vagus nerve stimulation in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Carmen Schiweck, Sonja Sausmekat, Tong Zhao, Leona Jacobsen, Andreas Reif, Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah
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Meta-analysisVagus nerve stimulationMedicineSystematic reviewData extractionStudy heterogeneityInterquartile rangeStatistical significanceSubgroup analysisMEDLINEPublication biasInternal medicineVagus nerveStimulationBiologyBiochemistryVagus Nerve Stimulation ResearchHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study