Assessing the completeness of reporting of observational studies in Colombian Journal of Anesthesiology. Cross sectional study☆

Bravo-Peña, Mary; Barona-Fong, Luis; Campo-López, Julio; Arroyave, Yeni; Calvache, José Andrés

doi:10.1097/01819236-201701000-00006

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“…We took this reference to prior training but our findings showed a high variability in the proportion of agreement and kappa coefficients between two evaluators. This finding has also been described in observational studies during assessment of COR 44 . Studying determinants of COR and increasing the agreement among evaluators (as a way to reduce information bias) remain as potential areas of research in terms of completeness evaluation studies.…”

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Completeness of reporting of case reports in high‐impact medical journals

Calvache

Vera-Montoya

Ordoñez

et al. 2020

Eur J Clin Investigation

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Introduction Case reports represent a relevant, timely and important study design in advancing medical scientific knowledge. They allow integration between clinical practice and clinical epidemiology. We aimed to assess the completeness of reporting (COR) of case reports published in high‐impact journals. We assessed the COR of case reports using the CARE guidelines. Materials and methods We selected three high‐impact journals and one journal specialized in publishing case reports, in which we included all published case reports from July to December 2017. Median COR score was calculated per study, and CORs were compared between journals with and without endorsement of CARE guidelines. Results One hundred and fourteen case reports were included. Overall median COR was 81%, IQR [63%‐96%]. Sections with the highest COR (84%‐100%) were patient information, clinical findings, therapeutic intervention, follow‐up and outcomes, discussion and informed consent. Sections with the lowest COR were title, keywords, timeline and patient perspective (2%‐34%). COR was higher in journals endorsing in comparison to those not endorsing CARE guidelines (77% vs 65%), respectively, median difference = −12% 95% CI [−16% to −7%]. Discussion Overall completeness of case reports in included journals is high especially for CARE endorsing and dedicated journals but reporting of some items could be improved. Ongoing and future evaluations of endorsement status of reporting guidelines in medical journals should be assessed to improve completeness and reduce waste of clinical research, including case reports.

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confidence: 58%