| Ref ID | 644 |
| First Author | G. Raman |
| Journal | Unknown |
| Year Of Publishing | 2012 |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK114987/ |
| Keywords |
• General medical • Heterogeneity • Low reporting quality |
| Problem(s) |
• Intervention not described / defined • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | Assessed PRISMA or MOOSE adherence, as well as handling of heterogeneity for systematic reviews of implantable medical devices |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 181 included systematic reviews there was a lack of reporting of some important generic items. Eight % of the meta-analyses were performed in the presence of heterogeneity among device groups (e.g., by combining data across drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents) or among studies combined across designs (e.g., by combining data across study designs of randomized trials and observational studies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 181 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 467 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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