| 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 |
• Surgery • Transparency • Protocols • Low reporting quality • Risk of bias • Pre-specification |
| 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 |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | China |
| Checklists |
• PRISMA 2009 |
| Aim | To assess the reporting quality of systematic reviews of surgical randomized trials relating to surgical interventions between 2007-2017 according to PRISMA |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| 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. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 204 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 8150 |