A cross-sectional analysis of harms reporting in systematic reviews evaluating laminectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background context

Laminectomy is a common vertebral decompression procedure that has multiple potential adverse events which are not always reported in SRs.

Purpose

To evaluate the completeness of harms reporting in systematic reviews (SRs) on laminectomy.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis.

Methods

Eligible studies were SRs that evaluated laminectomy for any indication. MEDLINE (PubMed and Ovid), Embase, Epistemonikos, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews were searched in May 2022 to locate studies for inclusion. Screening and data extraction on harms reporting and study characteristics were performed in duplicate. AMSTAR-2 was used to evaluate the methodological quality of included SRs. Corrected covered area (CCA) was calculated for SR pairs.<

SUBMITTER: Howard H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9860335 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature