| Ref ID | 727 |
| First Author | M.H. Zheng |
| Journal | STROKE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2008 |
| URL | https://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.524876 |
| Keywords |
• Language • Cardiology • Radiology • Grey literature • Searching |
| Problem(s) |
• Insufficient literature searches • Language restriction |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | China |
| Aim | To highlight problems relating to the comprehensiveness of searches of one published systematic review. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | The authors of the letter highlight their concerns about the conduct of one systematic review of new diffusion-weighted imaging lesions after carotid angioplasty and stenting or carotid endarterectomy published in 2008. Namely that the literature searches were insufficient due to only searching PubMed. In addition there was a language restriction to English and no consideration of grey literature. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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