Publications - Evidence Synthesis

de Bruin O, Maisonneuve E, Hurley E, Nordeng HME, Bérard A, Sheehy O, Kaul P, Shinde MU, Cosgrove A, Lyons JG, Messenger-Jones E, Kempner ME, Toh S, Hua W, Hernández-Muñoz JJ, Sahin L, Cesta CE, Hägg D, Gini R, Paoletti O, Poblador-Plou B, Jordan S, Thayer D, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Sánchez-Sáez F, Lassalle R, Bernard MA, Alsina E, Ahmadizar F, Favre G, Panchaud A, Bloemenkamp KWM, Plueschke K, de Vries C, Siiskonen SJ, Sturkenboom MCJM; CONSIGN Collaboration Group (Geisler BP, Walker M, Hawken S, Bernatsky S, Eltonsy S, Hoffman E, Petrone AB, Mosley J, Ko J, Bartolini C, Roberto G, Limoncella G, Girardi A, Hyeraci G, Gimeno-Miguel A, Carmona-Pírez J, Poncel-Falcó A, Moreno-Juste A, Prados-Torres A, Thayer D, Farr I, Ahmed S, Scanlon I, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Hurtado I, Garcia-Sempere A, Peiro S, Jové J, Sakr D, Droz-Perroteau C, Alsina E, Baud D, Engjom HM, Riera-Arnau J, Sabaté Gallego M, Ballarín Alins E, Aguilera Martin C, Kampman M, Brasil C). Medications Used Among Nonhospitalized Pregnant Women With COVID-19: A Prospective Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis in Europe and North America. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2026;35(1):e70303. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/pds.70303

de Bruin O, Maisonneuve E, Hurley E, Nordeng HME, Bérard A, Sheehy O, Kaul P, Shinde MU, Cosgrove A, Lyons JG, Messenger-Jones E, Kempner ME, Toh S, Hua W, Hernández-Muñoz JJ, Sahin L, Cesta CE, Hägg D, Gini R, Paoletti O, Poblador-Plou B, Jordan S, Rodríguez-Bernal CL, Sánchez-Sáez F, Lassalle R, Bernard MA, Ahmadizar F, Favre G, Panchaud A, Bloemenkamp KWM, Plueschke K, de Vries C, Siiskonen SJ, Sturkenboom MCJM; CONSIGN Collaboration Group (Geisler BP, Walker M, Hawken S, Bernatsky S, Eltonsy S, Hoffman E, Petrone AB, Mosley J, Ko J, Bartolini C, Roberto G, Limoncella G, Girardi A, Hyeraci G, Gimeno-Miguel A, Carmona-Pírez J, Poncel-Falcó A, Moreno-Juste A, Prados-Torres A, Thayer D, Farr I, Ahmed S, Scanlon I, Sanfélix-Gimeno G, Hurtado I, Garcia-Sempere A, Peiro S, Jové J, Sakr D, Droz-Perroteau C, Alsina E, Baud D, Engjom HM, Riera-Arnau J, Sabaté Gallego M, Ballarín Alins E, Aguilera Martin C, Kampman M, Brasil C). Adverse outcomes among pregnant women with COVID-19 according to hospitalization status: A prospective individual participant data meta-analysis in Europe and North America. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2025. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.70694

Pereira G, de Souza CM, Ferracini AC, Surita FG, Eltonsy S, Mazzola PG. Self-medication among pregnant women in comparison to the general population: a scoping review of the main characteristics. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2024 Dec 4;46:e-rbgo77. doi: https://doi.org/10.61622/rbgo/2024rbgo77

Goubran J, Okunnu OG, Lavu A, Eltonsy S. Third generation antiseizure medications exposure during pregnancy and neonatal adverse birth outcomes: A systematic review. Sci Prog. 2024 Apr-Jun;107(2):368504241234781. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00368504241234781

Desrochers B, Lavu A, Valencia E, Vaccaro C, Peymani P, Eltonsy S. Risks of congenital malformations and neonatal intensive care unit admissions with gabapentin use in pregnancy: A cohort study and scoping review with meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2024;38(6):486-494. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.13086

Sheehy O, Eltonsy S, Hawken S, Walker M, Kaul P, Winquist B, Barrett O, Savu A, Dragan R, Pugliese M, Bernatsky S, Gorgui J, Bérard A. Health Canada advisory impacts on the prevalence of oral codeine use in the Pediatric Canadian population: comparative study across provinces. Scientific Reports. 2024;14(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55758-3

Aboulatta L, Haidar L, Abou-Setta A, Askin N, Rabbani R, Lavu A, Peymani P, Zarychanski R, Eltonsy S. Efficacy and Safety of MAO-B Inhibitors Safinamide and Zonisamide in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. CNS Drugs. 2023 Nov;37(11):941-956. Epub 2023 Nov 16. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40263-023-01048-x

Lavu A, Vaccaro C, Zusman E, Aboulatta L, Aloud B, Alessi-Severini S, Haidar L, Peymani P, Ng MC, Ruth C, Falk J, Desrochers B, Valencia E, Shouman W, Rabbani R, Eltonsy S. Antiseizure medication use during pregnancy and neonatal growth outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2024;90(8):1827-1837. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.15752

Azoulay L, St-Jean A, Dahl M, Quail J, Aibibula W, Brophy JM, Chan A-W, Bresee L, Carney G, Eltonsy S, Tamim H, Paterson JM, Platt RW for CNODES. Hydrochlorothiazide use and risk of keratinocyte carcinoma and melanoma: A multi-site population-based cohort study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2023;89(2):243-253. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.04.035