- Framework of problems / Transparent
- Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
- Systematic Reviews: Are They Actually Well Conducted and Reported in Accordance with PRISMA?
| Ref ID | 323 |
| First Author | M. Gholizadeh |
| Journal | BULLETIN OF EMERGENCY & TRAUMA |
| Year Of Publishing | 2020 |
| URL | https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_46355_5f739e2a877d132927dc879d4c40530c.pdf |
| Keywords |
• Emergency medicine • Reproducibility • Searching • Risk of bias • Pre-specification |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • No quality assessment undertaken or reported • Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria • Methods not described to enable replication |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Summary of Findings | The authors highlight deficiencies in the conduct of one systematic review of drug-related hospital admissions, published 2019, including searching only one database, lack of transparency of search terms, unclear eligibility criteria, no quality assessment. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | N/A |