Principles in the Evaluation of Systematic Reviews

Haber, Stacy L.; Fairman, Kathleen A.; Sclar, David A.

doi:10.1002/phar.1657

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“…Ten electronic databases were searched: MEDLINE, EMBASE, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA), Health Management Information Consortium (HMIC), PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CEN-TRAL), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Web of Science [26,27]. A grey literature search was completed using Open Grey via the website http://www.openg rey.eu that is based on the "System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe" (SIGLE) database.…”

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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

2020

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Background Little is known about the epidemiology of medication errors and medication-related harm following transition from secondary to primary care. This systematic review aims to identify and critically evaluate the available evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication errors and medication-related harm following hospital discharge. Methods Studies published between January 1990 and March 2019 were searched across ten electronic databases and the grey literature. No restrictions were applied with publication language or patient population studied. Studies were included if they contained data concerning the rate of medication errors, unintentional medication discrepancies, or adverse drug events. Two authors independently extracted study data. Results Fifty-four studies were included, most of which were rated as moderate (39/54) or high (7/54) quality. For adult patients, the median rate of medication errors and unintentional medication discrepancies following discharge was 53% [interquartile range 33-60.5] (n = 5 studies) and 50% [interquartile range 39-76] (n = 11), respectively. Five studies reported adverse drug reaction rates with a median of 27% [interquartile range 18-40.5] and seven studies reported adverse drug event rates with a median of 19% [interquartile range 16-24]. For paediatric patients, one study reported a medication error rate of 66.3% and another an adverse drug event rate of 9%. Almost a quarter of studies (13/54, 24%) utilised a follow-up period post-discharge of 1 month (range 2-180 days). Drug classes most commonly implicated with adverse drug events were antibiotics, antidiabetics, analgesics and cardiovascular drugs. Conclusions This is the first systematic review to explore the prevalence and nature of medication errors and adverse drug events following hospital discharge. Targets for future work have been identified.

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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors and Medication-Related Harm Following Discharge from Hospital to Community Settings: A Systematic Review

2020

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“…In this issue of Pharmacotherapy, Haber, Fairman, and Sclar describe in detail the methodologic principles of conducting narrative and systematic reviews. 2 An explanation is provided on how the quality of published reviews is determined by applying consensus standards. This discussion should assist authors in preparing summaries of therapeutic topics as well as facilitate improvement by all readers in their ability to evaluate the quality of therapeutic reviews.…”

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“…In this issue of Pharmacotherapy , Haber, Fairman, and Sclar describe in detail the methodologic principles of conducting narrative and systematic reviews . An explanation is provided on how the quality of published reviews is determined by applying consensus standards.…”

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