Strong heterogeneity of outcome reporting in systematic reviews

Ref ID 619
First Author B. Sautenet
Journal JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2016
URL https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(16)00039-1/fulltext
Keywords Multiplicity
Heterogeneity
Pre-specification
Nephrology
Outcomes
Problem(s) Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting
Failure to define clinically meaningful outcomes
Number of systematic reviews included 66
Summary of Findings From a total of 609 outcomes extracted, 20 outcomes related to renoprotection and were meta-analysed only 7.6% of the systematic reviews assessed. A core outcome set was concluded to be required in order to prevent research waste.
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