| Ref ID | 210 |
| First Author | B. J. Sun |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE & AESTHETIC SURGERY: JPRAS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.jprasurg.com/article/S1748-6815(18)30423-6/fulltext |
| Keywords |
• Surgery • Publication bias • Grey literature |
| Problem(s) |
• Grey literature excluded • Poor consideration of publication bias • Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | To assess the methodological quality (AMSTAR) of systematic reviews addressing peripheral nerve repair and reconstruction published in high impact journals between 2004 and 2015. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The overall median AMSTAR score for the 26 included systematic reviews addressing peripheral nerve repair was 5, reflecting a “fair” quality. There was no evidence of AMSTAR score improvement over time. The largest areas of deficiency included using publication status (e.g. grey literature) as inclusion criteria ( n = 7), and assessing for publication bias ( n = 8). |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 26 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 138 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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