Systematic review literature searches must be comprehensive and reproducible if their conclusions are to drive the research agenda and clinical practice changes

Ref ID 831
First Author R. James
Journal ACTA PAEDIATRICA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS
Year Of Publishing 2022
URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/apa.16254?casa_token=3CuDO3oWdGYAAAAA:M7GRWhatAVnmM6d_bTaZ3e22f1RxpK8nyLy37oqRk2l1xgkYjyzehZFZvPqa6L9VQL7V8qArU1LwOVA6
Keywords • Surgery
• Non-Cochrane reviews
• Cardiology
• Paediatrics
• Searching
Problem(s) • Methods not described to enable replication
• Errors or omissions in search strategy
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country United States
Aim A letter to the editor to highlight concerns with the searches conducted in one systematic review of Parental Experiences of their infant's hospital admission undergoing cardiac surgery published in 2021.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings A letter to the editor to highlight concerns with the searches conducted in one systematic review of Parental Experiences of their infant's hospital admission undergoing cardiac surgery published in 2021 due to the author's attempts to successfully reproduce the search strategy and the reported lack of clarity in the selection of studies.
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