Management of haemorrhoids: protocol of an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence of haemorrhoidal diseases was high in general population, and many treatments are proposed for the management of haemorrhoids. The treatments include conservative and surgical interventions; the credibility and strength of current evidence of their effectiveness are not comprehensively evaluated. We aim to evaluate the credibility of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that assess the effectiveness of the treatments for haemorrhoidal diseases through an umbrella review.

Methods and analysis

We will search Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane library and Web of Science from inception to March 2020 without any language restriction. We will include meta-analyses that examine the effectiveness of treatments in the management of haemorrhoids. Two reviewers

SUBMITTER: Chen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7170589 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature