Overview
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Nisar PJ, Acheson AG, Neal KR, et al. Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy Compared with Conventional Hemorrhoidectomy: Systematic Reviews of Randomized Controlled Trials. DCR 2004;47(11):1837-45
Expert Reviews
Methodological Reviewer
Andrew Kirkpatrick CD, MD, MHSc, FRCSC, FACS, Department of Surgery, University of Calgary
Clinical Reviewer
Robert Madoff MD, Department of Surgery, University of MinnesotaSupplementary Article
Bhandari M, Devereaux PJ, Montore V, et al; for the Evidence Based Surgery Working Group. Users’ Guide to Surgical Literature: How to Use a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. CJS 2004;47(1):60-67
Questions
- What is the clinical question being addressed?
- Did the review explicitly address a sensible clinical question?
- Was the search for relevant studies detailed and exhaustive?
- Were the primary studies of high methodologic quality?
- Were assessments of studies reproducible?
- Were the results similar from study to study?
- What are the overall results of the review?
- How precise were the results?
- Were the clinically important outcomes considered?
- Are the benefits worth the costs and potential risks?
- State the conclusion. Have the authors addressed the question?
- Does the evidence support the conclusion?