| Ref ID | 189 |
| First Author | L. G. Keil |
| Journal | ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4408207/pdf/nihms633337.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Emergency medicine • Searching • Grey literature |
| Problem(s) |
• Grey literature excluded • Lack of supplementary searches beyond databases |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | To assess whether systematic reviews published in the 6 highest-impact emergency medicine journals between January 1 and December 31, 2013 searched a clinical trials registry and whether this search identified relevant unpublished studies. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | Only eight (20%) of the 41included systematic reviews of emergency medicine searched a clinical trials registry. For 4 of these 8 reviews, the registry search identified at least 1 relevant unpublished study. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 41 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 191 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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