The impact of Cochrane Reviews that apply network meta-analysis in clinical guidelines: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Systematic reviews, such as those prepared by Cochrane, are the strongest evidence on which to base recommendations in clinical guidelines. Network meta-analysis (NMA) can be used to combine the results of studies to compare multiple treatments, which is advantageous over pair-wise meta-analysis (PW-MA) that compares two treatments. We aimed to summarise which, when, where, who, and why Cochrane Reviews that applied NMA were cited in guidelines; and to compare the citation of NMA reviews in guidelines with PW-MA reviews.

Methods and findings

We carried out a systematic review of Cochrane reviews that applied NMA and we summarised their citation in guidelines. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews was searched (15th January 2024). Additionally, a cohort of Co

SUBMITTER: Donegan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671017 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature