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
Cardiology
Paediatrics
Searching
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Methods not described to enable replication
Errors or omissions in search strategy
Number of systematic reviews included 1
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.
Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? No