Include or not to include conference abstracts in systematic reviews? Lessons learned from a large Cochrane network meta-analysis including 585 trials

Include or not to include conference abstracts in systematic reviews? Lessons learned from a large Cochrane network meta-analysis including 585 trials

Abstract Background Systematic reviews attempt to gather all available evidence. Controversy exists regarding effort and benefit of including study results presented at conferences only. We recently published a Cochrane network meta-analysis (NMA) including 585 randomized controlled trials comparing...

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Main Authors: Samantha Hackenbroich, Peter Kranke, Patrick Meybohm, Stephanie Weibel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Randomized controlled trial
Conference abstract
Systematic review
Reporting quality
CONSORT
Postoperative nausea and vomiting
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02048-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-022-02048-6

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