[PDF] Top 20 Reporting quality of statistical methods in surgical observational studies: protocol for systematic review

... and reporting of statistical methods [9-11]; errors could be severe enough to jeopardize the conclusion reached by the authors ...noticeable statistical deficiencies are found in ... See full document

... This systematic review has some ...cutting-edge methods that are not tested as part of larger epidemiologic ...” studies that are designed differently but may have larger ...of ... See full document

... the reporting of sample size–related items has been largely left out of previous reviews evaluating ...for statistical significance, desired level of statistical significance, desired power, as well ... See full document

... study protocol is part of a systematic collection and assessment of multiple systematic reviews and meta-analyses (umbrella review) evaluating the association of cancer and multiple central ... See full document

... a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational ...epidemiological studies. Eligible studies will be observational studies reporting study-specific data for ... See full document

... Some studies considered “relapse” on treatment [17], while others considered it at various time points off treatment such as 12 [18], 18 [19], 24 [20], 36 [21], and 60 months ...across studies, some ... See full document

... a systematic review of studies reporting predictors of adolescent pregnancy and adverse outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa published between January 2000 and December ...Stata statistical ... See full document

... The methods used in this study are systematic identification, review and mapping of quantitative (intervention and observational) and qualitative literature; assessing the effect and ... See full document

... of observational data in systematic reviews and meta-analyses [7], it is crucial for reviewers to have access to sound meth- odological advice on how to conduct systematic re- views and meta-analyses ... See full document

... This protocol will follow the guideline of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta- Analysis Protocols 2015 ...A systematic search of literature will be conducted ... See full document

... longitudinal observational studies are warranted to investigate the risk factors for GI ...The studies should include patients with scleroderma followed up prior to and after the development of GI ... See full document

... pressure and hypoxia can modulate several signaling pathways potentially involved in this process. Taken to- gether, these data support the hypothesis that the natural history of BOO may be characterized, also in humans, ... See full document

... The incidence of intertrochanteric fractures is rising due to a steady increase in life expectancy which in turn increases demand for surgery. With the emergence of value-based healthcare, there is a growing scrutiny of ... See full document

... The final items were presented in 58 (97 %) guidelines with a median of 22 (range: 5–106 items) items, and 44 (73 %) presented an explanation of each item. Items were summarized as a checklist in 54 (90 %) guidelines and ... See full document

... included studies, as well as the quality of the execution of the review itself ...adequate reporting of the methodology, the results, and the risk of bias is essential for evaluating the ... See full document

... other methods that decrease the postoperative complications may also indirectly im- prove the ...recent studies demonstrated that BI reconstruction method significantly reduced the post- operative ... See full document

... text review after removal of duplicates and studies that did not meet the eligibility criteria ...Ten studies [19, 24, 26, 27, ...analysis. Studies that were excluded were either conducted in ... See full document

... methodological quality of SRs based on abstract ...methodological quality (‘high’ and ‘moderate’ levels were recoded as ‘high-moderate’ in order to pro- duce a simpler model with a binary response) and risk ... See full document

... In the published literature to date, listening effort has been measured using physiological measures, behavioural measures and self-report measures. Self-report measures have included: condition-specific questionnaires ... See full document

... of systematic reviews ...the quality of reporting, and their endorse- ment has been shown to improve adherence ...of reporting guidelines in their introduction to the authors between 2011 and ... See full document