Missing Data in Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis

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 Missing data
Paediatrics
General medical
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Failure to address missing outcome data in analyses
Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting
Number of systematic reviews included 1
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.
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?