| Ref ID | 854 |
| First Author | S. Chandelia |
| Journal | PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://journals.lww.com/pccmjournal/citation/2022/08000/missing_data_in_systematic_reviews_and.21.aspx |
| Keywords |
• Paediatrics • General medical • Missing data • Non-Cochrane reviews |
| Problem(s) |
• Failure to address missing outcome data in analyses • Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | India |
| Aim | A letter highlighting 2 issues of concern in a systematic review. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From a letter highlighting issues of concern in a systematic review of balanced versus unbalanced fluids used in critically ill children published in 2022. There was lack of transparency about whether the authors tried to obtain missing data or not. There was also no information provided about the approach taken to convert the median and interquartile range (IQR) to means and standard deviation. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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