[OA] Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure.
An evaluation of the landscape of current systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggests that many of them are focused on unimportant questions, many are redundant and unnecessary, a sizeable proportion are flawed beyond repair, and eventually only about 3% of them are both well done and clinically useful.
So, if this literature is to be seen in its bulk, it represents mostly a waste of no utility. However, there is a minority of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that can be extremely useful. The main challenge is how to enhance this minority and, if possible, make it even the majority among future systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
[OA] Møller MH, Ioannidis JPA, Darmon M. Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure. Intensive Care Medicine 2018. Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure
An evaluation of the landscape of current systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggests that many of them are focused on unimportant questions, many are redundant and unnecessary, a sizeable proportion are flawed beyond repair, and eventually only about 3% of them are both well done and clinically useful.
So, if this literature is to be seen in its bulk, it represents mostly a waste of no utility. However, there is a minority of systematic reviews and meta-analyses that can be extremely useful. The main challenge is how to enhance this minority and, if possible, make it even the majority among future systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
[OA] Møller MH, Ioannidis JPA, Darmon M. Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure. Intensive Care Medicine 2018. Are systematic reviews and meta-analyses still useful research? We are not sure
