Quality Assessment of Systematic Review of the Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes Mellitus

Ref ID 116
First Author X. Jin
Journal JOURNAL OF DIABETES RESEARCH
Year Of Publishing 2019
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6906849/pdf/JDR2019-9541638.pdf
Keywords Protocols
Surgery
Transparency
Grey literature
Publication bias
Disclosure
Problem(s) Conflict of interest statement or disclosures for review authors missing
No registered or published protocol
Grey literature excluded
Poor consideration of publication bias
Conflicts of interest or funding of included studies not assessed
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
Number of systematic reviews included 64
Summary of Findings The average AMSTAR score in the included 64 systematic reviews was 7:4 ± 1.7. Study protocols not being registered, grey literature not retrieved, incorporation of grey literature as exclusion criteria, and failure to evaluate publication bias and report a conflict of interest were the main causes of low AMSTAR scores.
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? Yes