Quality of reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of surgical randomized clinical trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Well designed and conducted systematic reviews are essential to clinical practice. Surgical intervention is more complex than medical intervention when considering special items related to procedures. There has been no cross-sectional study of the reporting quality of systematic reviews of surgical randomized trials focused on special items relating to surgical interventions.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of systematic reviews of surgical randomized trials published in 2007 and 2017 was undertaken via a PubMed search. Quality of reporting was assessed by the PRISMA checklist, with intervention details containing 27 items. Univariable and multivariable linear regression was used to explore factors in the checklist as indicators of reporting quality.

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SUBMITTER: Yu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260405 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature