- Framework of problems / Objective
- Unpublished or "zombie" reviews (the file-drawer effect)
- 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Unpublished or "zombie" reviews (the file-drawer effect) |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 |