An Analysis of the Evidence Underpinning the American Urologic Association Clinical Practice Guidelines

Ref ID 792
First Author A.M. Pena
Journal UROLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2022
URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009042952101195X?casa_token=PzQJT1_eghAAAAAA:cK5UFePGWiNw2mJHtHKvR3uNm8Iy4bJhMPeSVQe_QKYEQhB_HWmiVP3LcObny7xPw-2uB6dbDOk#sec0001
Keywords • Low methodological quality
• Non-Cochrane reviews
• Low reporting quality
• Cochrane
Problem(s) • Cochrane reviews more rigorous/higher quality than non-Cochrane reviews
• Low reporting (PRISMA) quality
• Low methodological (AMSTAR) quality
Article Type Empirical
Article Subtype Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review
First Author Country United States
Checklists • PRISMA 2009
• AMSTAR 2
Aim To assess the reporting quality of systematic reviews underpinning the American Urologic Association clinical practice guidelines from 2015–2021.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings From 120 included systematic reviews underpinning 30 American Urologic Association clinical practice guidelines from 2015–2021. Mean percent adherence to PRISMA and AMSTAR-2 was 65.4% –d 55.2% respectively. Systematic reviews conducted by the Cochrane Collaboration scored higher on AMSTAR-2 compared to non-Cochrane (z = -4.41, P <.01) and a positive correlation between PRISMA and AMSTAR-2 scores (r = 0.56, P <.001) was determined.
Number of systematic reviews included 120
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 2363
Treatment impacted No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description