Quality of reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of surgical randomized clinical trials

Ref ID 62
First Author J. Yu
Journal BJS OPEN
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260405/pdf/BJS5-4-535.pdf
Keywords Protocols
Surgery
Transparency
Risk of bias
Pre-specification
Low reporting quality
Problem(s) Funding or sponsor of systematic review not reported
Low reporting (PRISMA) quality
Flawed risk of bias undertaken
No registered or published protocol
Lack of prespecification in eligibility criteria
Limited quality assessment or no risk of bias
Number of systematic reviews included 204
Summary of Findings A number of PRISMA reporting criteria were frequently not met. Three items reported less than 50% of the time: accessibility of a review protocol and registration information; statement of all variables where data was sought, and the description of intervention details; and description of funding source for systematic reviews.
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? Yes