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- Title
Challenges in Systematic Reviews of Therapeutic Devices and Procedures.
- Authors
Hartling, Lisa; McAlister, Finlay A.; Rowe, Brian H.; Ezekowitz, Justin; Friesen, Carol; Klassen, Terry P.
- Abstract
The authors discuss 3 challenges in conducting and interpreting any systematic review that are particularly relevant for systematic reviews of therapeutic devices or surgical procedures: 1) inclusion or exclusion of grey literature, 2) the role of nonrandomized studies, and 3) issues in applying the results to clinical care that are unique to the surgical and therapeutic device literature. The authors also discuss empirical evidence related to these topics and illustrate how reviewers in the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Evidence-based Practice Center program have dealt with these challenges in developing evidence reports for decision makers and clinicians about therapeutic devices or surgical procedures.
- Subjects
SYSTEMATIC reviews; MEDICAL equipment; MEDICAL literature; MEDICAL care; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005, Vol 142, p1100
- ISSN
0003-4819
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-142-12_Part_2-200506211-00010