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	Reproducibility Surgery Publication bias Heterogeneity Nephrology Searching Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s)	Inadequate analysis of heterogeneity Poor consideration of publication bias Search strategy not provided Methods not described to enable replication
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?	Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?