Statistically significant meta-analyses of surgical weight loss interventions are reevaluated by the Hartung-Knapp method

Ref ID 830
First Author S. Tian
Journal OBESITY REVIEWS
Year Of Publishing 2022
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13454
Keywords Surgery
Statistical
Expertise
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Lack of statistical expertise in handling of quantitative data
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Summary of Findings The letter to the editor to expresses concern over the choice of meta-analytic approach taken in a systematic review of gastric bypass for obesity published in 2022, highlighting the Hartung–Knapp adjustment as a reportedly more appropriate model than the random effects model due to the inclusion of only six studies including two meta-analyses in the pooled effect.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Yes
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? No