- Framework of problems / Transparent
- No registered or published protocol
- Opioid prescribing for acute postoperative pain: an overview of systematic reviews related to two consensus statements relevant at patient, prescriber, system and public health levels
| Ref ID | 1040 |
| First Author | C.L. McCorquodale |
| Journal | BMC ANESTHESIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2023 |
| URL | https://bmcanesthesiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12871-023-02243-5 |
| Keywords |
Pain |
| Problem(s) |
Meta-analyses and forest plots presented without considering risk of bias / quality Lack of statistical expertise in handling of quantitative data Reasons for excluding potentially eligible studies not provided Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed Low reporting (PRISMA) quality Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality No registered or published protocol |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 12 |
| Summary of Findings | Of the 12 SRs the supplementary material of 2 could not be accessed and therefore the AMSTAR 2 assessments could not be fully completed. Only 4 reviews (33.3%) reported a protocol, and only 2 (16.6%) provided a list of excluded studies with justifications or reported the sources of funding of included studies. Over half (7/12, 58.3%) did not use appropriate methods for statistical combination of results nor assessed the potential impact of RoB in individual studies on the results of the meta-analysis. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | Not Applicable |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? |