- Framework of problems / Transparent
- Methods not described to enable replication
- Systematic reviews of surgical procedures in children: quantity, coverage and quality
Ref ID | 166 |
First Author | R. G. McGee |
Journal | JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH |
Year Of Publishing | 2013 |
URL | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jpc.12156?download=true |
Keywords |
Reproducibility Surgery Paediatrics Risk of bias Low reporting quality |
Problem(s) |
Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality Methods not described to enable replication Intervention not described / defined Meta-analyses and forest plots presented without considering risk of bias / quality Failure to define clinically meaningful outcomes Individual study characteristics not reported sufficiently |
Number of systematic reviews included | 15 |
Summary of Findings | Reporting and methodological quality, as assessed by PRISMA and AMSTAR respectively, was generally adequate although there were several omissions, particularly around completeness of reporting of statistical methods used, and use of quality assessments in analyses. Descriptions of procedures often lacked specific details, which would enhance their reproduction, for example, highlighting similarities and differences between the surgical procedures used in the trials included in the review. Reported outcomes were diverse and loosely defined. Less than a third of reviews assessed outcomes important to patients and clinicians such as adverse events. |
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? | No |