Reproducibility of search strategies is poor in systematic reviews published in high-impact pediatrics, cardiology and surgery journals: a cross-sectional study

Ref ID 550
First Author J. B. Koffel
Journal PLOS ONE
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27669416/
Keywords • Surgery
• Cardiology
• Paediatrics
• Reproducibility
Problem(s) • Methods not described to enable replication
• Search strategy not provided
Number of systematic reviews included 272
Summary of Findings Only 22% of articles provided at least one reproducible search strategy and 13% provided a reproducible strategy for all databases searches in the article.
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? Yes