2019
DOI: 10.1186/s13643-019-1087-4
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Pragmatic methods for reviewing exceptionally large bodies of evidence: systematic mapping review and overview of systematic reviews using lung cancer survival as an exemplar

Abstract: Introduction Lung cancer (LC) is the most common cause of cancer death in the world and associated with significant economic burden. We conducted a review of published literature to identify prognostic factors associated with LC survival and determine which may be modifiable and could be targeted to improve outcomes. Methods The exceptionally large volume of LC prognostic research required a new staged approach to reviewing the literature. This comprised an initial mapp… Show more

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“…First, we may not have captured all relevant articles based on our search strategy. To manage a relatively large and disparate body of literature we adopted a pragmatic approach 95 and relied on existing systematic reviews within phase I. We included as many relevant key terms as possible within the search strategy and ensured, with the assistance of a medical librarian, that the search strategy identified…”
Section: M Itati O N Smentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, we may not have captured all relevant articles based on our search strategy. To manage a relatively large and disparate body of literature we adopted a pragmatic approach 95 and relied on existing systematic reviews within phase I. We included as many relevant key terms as possible within the search strategy and ensured, with the assistance of a medical librarian, that the search strategy identified…”
Section: M Itati O N Smentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This overview will identify systematic reviews, and compare and contrast the results of several systematic reviews, as well as explore the reasons for the findings. As overviews are a new form of research synthesis, a number of challenges regarding the methodological conduct of an overview are described in the literature 31,33,52 . These issues will be discussed when presenting the findings of the overview.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Our overall process and methods development were informed by guidance for conducting and reporting rapid evidence review products [7,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. The methods selected for our Rapid Reviews were adapted according to the topic area, type of review question, the extent of the evidence base, urgency of the questions, and the needs of the decision-makers.…”
Section: Best Practice Frameworkmentioning
confidence: 99%