- Framework of problems / Rigourous
- Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review
- The reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in vascular surgery needs improvement: a systematic review
| Ref ID | 212 |
| First Author | W. K. Tan |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2014 |
| URL | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25448643/ |
| Keywords |
Reproducibility Surgery Risk of bias Low reporting quality |
| Problem(s) |
Low reporting (PRISMA) quality Risk of bias not incorporated into conclusions of review Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported Methods not described to enable replication |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 74 |
| Summary of Findings | The average percentage of PRISMA items reported in the 74 included systematic reviews of general and vascular surgical journals in 2012 was 73%, compared to 65% in 2008, indicating some improvement in the quality of reporting (p < 0.01). However some areas of reporting remained deficient in 2012 including: protocol and registration (3%); describing results of subgroup analyses (35%); assessing risk of bias across studies (38%); describing methods of data extraction (57%), describing methods of synthesising results (65%); funding of systematic review (59%). |
| 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 |