- Framework of problems / Comprehensive
- Poor consideration of publication bias
- A commentary on "Robot-assisted kidney transplantation as a minimally invasive approach for kidney transplant recipients: A systematic review and meta-analyses" [Int. J. Surg. 99 (2022) 106264]
| Ref ID | 906 |
| First Author | S. Sahebi |
| Journal | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1743919122005337?via%3Dihub |
| Keywords |
• Non-Cochrane reviews • Searching • Nephrology • Heterogeneity • Publication bias • Surgery • Reproducibility |
| Problem(s) |
• Methods not described to enable replication • Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity • Poor consideration of publication bias • Search strategy not provided |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1 |
| Summary of Findings | From a letter highlighting some problems in the conduct of a systematic review on robot-assisted kidney transplantation as a minimally invasive approach for kidney transplant recipients published in 2022. The letter authors highlight that the systematic review did not report details of any limits used in the search strategies, and they did not follow Cochrane guidance on the assessment of heterogeneity, or publication bias. |
| Did the article find that the problem(s) led to qualitative changes in interpretation of the results? | N/A |
| Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study? | N/A |