| Ref ID | 855 |
| First Author | C.H. Chiang |
| Journal | UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY: SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1078143921004622?via%3Dihub |
| Keywords |
• Oncology • Heterogeneity • Error • Prognostic • Non-Cochrane reviews |
| Problem(s) |
• Data extraction errors and double counting • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity |
| Article Type | Editorial |
| Article Subtype | Comment/letter |
| First Author Country | United States |
| Aim | A letter reporting concerns about the methodology of a systematic review. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From a letter reporting concerns about the methodology of a systematic review of a bladder cancer monitor for detecting non-muscle invasive bladder cancer recurrences published in 2021. The letter highlights that the review authors included several studies that appeared to share overlapping data. Reportedly the review authors did not provide analytical evidence to support the attributed factors that might have caused the observed heterogeneity in reported diagnostic accuracy among studies. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 1 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
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| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
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