Association of Study Quality with Completeness of Reporting: Have Completeness of Reporting and Quality of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Major Radiology Journals Changed Since Publication of the PRISMA Statement?

Abstract

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Reviewing the reviewers: Appraisal of the United States Veterans Health Administration report on femtosecond laser–assisted cataract surgery

“…8,9 These results underscore the need for (1) further study of the safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and (2) timely high-quality systematic reviews such as the VHA QUERI report to evaluate these studies, both of which will be critical to defining the emerging role of femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery in teaching hospitals and other settings.…”

Side effects are incompletely reported among systematic reviews in gastroenterology

“…However, prior evidence suggests that some factors may be associated with the quality of harms reporting, such as pharmaceutical sponsorship [30e32], use of reporting guidelines [33], and impact factor [34,35]. We included these characteristics, clinical condition, and intervention type (pharmacological or procedural) in regression analyses.…”

How to teach the fundamentals of meta-analyses

“…The aim of PRISMA is to improve the reporting and improve critical appraisal of published studies. Most high-ranked journals require meta-analyses to be published according to these guidelines (which are suitable for all types of meta-analyses) [13,14] and to include the 27-item checklist and flow diagram to document the systematic search. The Cochrane collaboration, a nonprofit global network of independent researchers, also provides very useful and regularly updated information on how to perform and report meta-analyses, freely available on their website [15].…”