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BACKGROUND: Systematic reviews (SRs) play a critical role in evidence-based medicine. OBJECTIVE: To determine the publication trends of SRs in clinical laboratory science (CLS). METHODS: We searched Scopus to identify all reviews published in the top 20 CLS journals during the past 10 years (2008-2017). We determined…

OBJECTIVE: To describe where papers come from in a systematic review of complex evidence. Method Audit of how the 495 primary sources for the review were originally identified. RESULTS: Only 30% of sources were obtained from the protocol defined at the outset of the study (that is, from the database and hand searches)…

BACKGROUND: Because of the rising number of scientific publications, it is important to have a means of jointly summarizing and assessing different studies on a single topic. Systematic literature reviews, meta-analyses of published data, and meta-analyses of individual data (pooled reanalyses) are now being published…

A systematic review of the results of randomized, controlled trials employs explicit, systematic methods to produce unbiased and precise estimates of the effect of a treatment on outcomes of clinical importance. The results of such systematic reviews are of importance in that they inform providers and consumers about t…

This article sets out recommendations for conducting a review of different categories of literature, known as 'mixed literature'.

Developing and conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses is a complex process that requires many judgments and the input from a wide variety of stakeholders. This article presents an introduction on how to develop, conduct, and report these research studies. Veterinary clinicians should seek systematic reviews to…

This study explores the potential impact of Artificial Intelligence on narrative literature reviews in academic research. The literature review process involves finding, analyzing, and synthesizing relevant literature and is crucial for situating new research within existing knowledge. The integration of Artificial Int…

Important issues in medical research are often examined in a number of studies, sometimes using different study designs. Data from such studies are often reviewed to provide a consensus in support or arguing against a particular hypothesis, such as the use of a new therapy/treatment or public health policy. However, it…

We examined one of the first published of the several systematic reviews being part of WHO's renewed initiative to assess the evidence of associations between man-made radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMF) and adverse health effects in humans. The examined review addresses experimental studies of pregnancy…

Systematic reviews are analytic instruments that summarize the best available scientific evidence in order to provide evidence-based answers to clinically relevant questions. Meta-analyses are systematic reviews with a quantitative analysis of results. The process of conducting a systematic review is a rigorous and sta…

OBJECTIVE: To define the importance of the scientific article as a source of original information. METHODS: To describe the fundamental contents of the scientific article and its three different formats: original scientific article, review article and case reports. CONCLUSIONS: The contents and structure of the diffe…

BACKGROUND: Healthcare delivery is largely accomplished in and through conversations between people, and healthcare quality and effectiveness depend enormously upon the communication practices employed within these conversations. An important body of evidence about these practices has been generated by conversation ana…

PURPOSE: This study explores the alignment between themes identified by Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered tools and those from a traditional, manual scoping review, focusing on generative AI's role in streamlining time-intensive research processes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thematic findings from a human-driven scopin…

PURPOSE OF THE REVIEW: While the benefits and need for integrating palliative care (PC) services into heart failure (HF) care have been well recognized, integration has been slow. Currently, only a small proportion of patients with HF utilize PC services, meaning there is a discrepancy between the knowledge about optim…

High-quality, up-to-date, systematic reviews comprehensively summarize the evidence from clinical studies for a focused clinical question. A meta-analyses is a quantitative summary of results from individual studies and often part of a systematic review. Important features of a systematic review are a focused research…

Health inequities are unnecessary, avoidable and unjust differences in health across social groups. Addressing them is a priority for governments and health systems worldwide, requiring not only specific interventions targeting inequity but also embedding equity across all decision-making. Systematic reviews of interve…

The Cochrane Collaboration is an international not-for-profit and independent organization, dedicated to making up-to-date, accurate information about the effects of healthcare readily available worldwide. It produces and disseminates systematic reviews of healthcare interventions and promotes the search for evidence i…

OBJECTIVES: This review provides methodological guidance, including essential preparatory steps, for conducting systematic literature reviews (SLRs) to produce practical and evidence-based findings that influence the pillars of radiography practice. It also highlights the differences between a scoping review (ScR) and…