Characteristics, completion and publication of PROSPERO records in regional anesthesia for acute perioperative pain

Ref ID 939
First Author M. Carev
Journal JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH
Year Of Publishing 2023
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10288962/
Keywords Protocols
Pain
Publication bias
Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) Unpublished or "zombie" reviews (the file-drawer effect)
Number of systematic reviews included 174
Summary of Findings From 174 included systematic reviews on regional anaesthesia for acute perioperative pain relief registered in PROSPERO up to 5th January 2022. Despite an increase in PROSPERO registrations about regional anaesthesia, most were not published, and a third had inaccurate status. PROSPERO records were completed systematic reviews, published after a median of 291 days. Inconsistency in status was found in 34% of PROSPERO records.
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? No