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ReviewJAAD international2020

Assessing the compliance of systematic review articles published in leading dermatology journals with the PRISMA statement guidelines: A systematic review.

Buket Gundogan, Naeem Dowlut, Shivanchan Rajmohan, Mimi R Borrelli, Mirabel Millip, Christos Iosifidis, Yagazie Z Udeaja, Ginimol Mathew, Alexander Fowler, Riaz Agha

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Review in JAAD international, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Observational
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Buket GundoganUniversity College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Naeem DowlutOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Shivanchan RajmohanLondon North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Middlesex, United Kingdom.
Mimi R BorrelliDivision of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
Mirabel MillipOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Christos IosifidisBarts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
Yagazie Z UdeajaLuton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, United Kingdom.
Ginimol MathewUniversity College London Medical School, Gower Street, London, United Kingdom.
Alexander FowlerBart's Health NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Riaz AghaBart's Health NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundReporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses is of critical importance in dermatology because of their key role in informing health care decisions.

objectiveTo assess the compliance of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in leading dermatology journals with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) statement guidelines.

methodsThis review was carried out in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Included studies were reviews published across 6 years in the top 4 highest-impact-factor dermatology journals of 2017. Records and full texts were screened independently. Data analysis was conducted with univariate multivariable linear regression. The primary outcome was to assess the compliance of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in leading dermatology journals with the PRISMA statement.

resultsA total of 166 studies were included and mean PRISMA compliance across all articles was 73%. Compliance significantly improved over time (β = .016;

conclusionPRISMA compliance within leading dermatology journals could be improved; however, it is steadily improving.

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compliancedermatologyPRISMAPRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysesreportingsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID34409336
PMCPMC8361930

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