Improving systematic reviews in obstetrics and gynecology

Ref ID 809
First Author M.C. Cusimano
Journal AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Year Of Publishing 2021
URL https://www.ajog.org/article/S0002-9378(20)31072-3/fulltext
Keywords • Searching
• Gynaecology
• Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) • Insufficient literature searches
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country Canada
Aim A letter to the editor highlighting concerns with the literature searches in one systematic review of delayed versus immediate pushing in the second stage of labour in women with neuraxial analgesia published in 2020.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings The authors of the letter to the editor highlight concerns with the literature searches in one systematic review of delayed versus immediate pushing in the second stage of labour in women with neuraxial analgesia published in 2020. This includes failure to report the search strategy to enable replication which leads to an unusually low yield from database searching of 16 records..
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