| Ref ID | 675 |
| First Author | S. Corrao |
| Journal | CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2008 |
| URL | https://www.clinexprheumatol.org/article.asp?a=3293 |
| Keywords |
• Rheumatology • Pharmacological • Inference • Spin • Error |
| Problem(s) |
• Spin or subjective interpretation of findings • Errors in study inclusion or omission of relevant studies |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | Italy |
| Aim | A letter highlighting seemingly discrepant conclusive remarks between a health technology assessment report and a published systematic review about efficacy of etanercept and infliximab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The authors replicate verbatim quotes from the conclusions from two reports of the same research which, when presented without the economic analysis, represents discrepant confidence in the clinical efficacy of both interventions. The published systematic review also did not reference the earlier heath technology assessment. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |