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High variability in results and methodological quality among overlapping systematic reviews on the same topics in surgery: a meta-epidemiological study.

Morihiro KatsuraAkira KuriyamaMasafumi TadaYasushi TsujimotoYan LuoKazumichi YamamotoRyuhei SoMasaharu AgaKazuhide MatsushimaShingo FukumaToshi A Furukawa
Published in: The British journal of surgery (2022)
Overlapping SRs/MAs with high variability in results and methodological quality were common in surgery. A high-quality SR/MA score was an independent predictor of more frequent citations. Researchers and journal editors should concentrate their efforts on limiting publications to higher-quality reviews.
Keyphrases
  • minimally invasive
  • quality improvement
  • coronary artery bypass
  • systematic review
  • randomized controlled trial
  • surgical site infection
  • coronary artery disease
  • atrial fibrillation