Letter to the Editor on "Prognostic Role of Serum Albumin, Total Lymphocyte Count, and Mini Nutritional Assessment on Outcomes After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review"

Ref ID 775
First Author M.E. Heidari
Journal JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
Year Of Publishing 2019
URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arth.2019.06.047
Keywords • Orthopaedic
• Searching
• Heterogeneity
• Protocols
Problem(s) • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity
• Errors or omissions in search strategy
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country Iran
Aim A letter raising concerns over the conduct of one systematic review published in 2019 on the Prognostic Role of Serum Albumin, Total Lymphocyte Count, and Mini Nutritional Assessment on Outcomes After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings The authors of the letter highlight concerns that the systematic review published in 2019 on the Prognostic Role of Serum Albumin, Total Lymphocyte Count, and Mini Nutritional Assessment on Outcomes After Geriatric Hip Fracture Surgery did not use MeSH terms when conducting literature searches and did not investigate the source of heterogeneity in the review.
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1
Treatment impacted No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description