| Ref ID | 913 |
| First Author | E. Tomlinson |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY |
| Year Of Publishing | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0895435622000142?via%3Dihub |
| Keywords |
• Cochrane • Outcomes • Multiplicity • Pre-specification |
| Problem(s) |
• Weaknesses identified in some Cochrane reviews • Multiplicity of outcomes and lack of pre-specification for outcome reporting |
| Article Type | Empirical |
| Article Subtype | Cross-sectional survey/Methodological systematic review |
| First Author Country | United Kingdom |
| Aim | To explore mortality outcome usage in Cochrane systematic reviews and Core Outcome Sets for research. |
| Level of Investigation | Descriptive |
| Summary of Findings | From 1978 included Cochrane systematic reviews that included mortality as an outcome published January 2015-March 2021. There were 2,454 mortality outcomes were reported in 49% (1978/3999) of Cochrane reviews: all-cause (37%), infant (23%), maternal (11%), survival (10%), cause-specific (9%). Due to reviews not specifying mortality outcome type or including studies reporting no data, 11% (273/2208) remained uncategorized. Infant mortality and maternal mortality were frequently used together in reviews reporting two mortality outcomes. |
| Number of systematic reviews included | 1978 |
| Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed | 2006 |
| Treatment impacted | No |
| Treatment impacted description | |
| Interpretation impacted | Not Applicable |
| Interpretation impacted description |