Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysisopen access
- Authors
- Ahn, EunJin; Kang, Hyun
- Issue Date
- Apr-2018
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
- Keywords
- Anesthesiology; Meta-analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Systematic review
- Citation
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY, v.71, no.2, pp 103 - 112
- Pages
- 10
- Journal Title
- KOREAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY
- Volume
- 71
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 103
- End Page
- 112
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/49931
- DOI
- 10.4097/kjae.2018.71.2.103
- ISSN
- 2005-6419
2005-7563
- Abstract
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses present results by combining and analyzing data from different studies conducted on similar research topics. In recent years, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been actively performed in various fields including anesthesiology. These research methods are powerful tools that can overcome the difficulties in performing large-scale randomized controlled trials. However, the inclusion of studies with any biases or improperly assessed quality of evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses could yield misleading results. Therefore, various guidelines have been suggested for conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses to help standardize them and improve their quality. Nonetheless, accepting the conclusions of many studies without understanding the meta-analysis can be dangerous. Therefore, this article provides an easy introduction to clinicians on performing and understanding meta-analyses.
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