A systematic survey of 200 systematic reviews with network meta-analysis (published 2020-2021) reveals that few reviews report structured evidence summaries.

Per Olav LøvslettenXiaoqin WangTyler PitreMarte ØdegaardAreti Angeliki VeronikiCarole LunnyAndrea C TriccoThomas AgoritsasPer Olav Vandvik

Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology (2024)

Most SRs with NMA do not report structured evidence summaries and only rarely do such summaries include reporting of both benefits and harms; those that do offer effective user-friendly communication and provide models for optimal NMA presentation practice.

Keyphrases

meta analyses
systematic review
healthcare
randomized controlled trial
primary care
cross sectional