Background To comprehend the results of diagnostic accuracy studies, readers must
understand the design, conduct, analysis, and results of such studies. That goal can be …

METHODS We searched eight electronic databases (Cochrane Library, MEDLINE,
EMBASE, CINAHL, PsychINFO, AMED, SIGLE, and HMIC). We identified nine articles …

Objectives: To introduce guidelines for the conduct, reporting, and critical appraisal of meta-
analyses evaluating diagnostic tests and to apply these guidelines to recently published …

Incomplete reporting has been identified as a major source of avoidable waste in biomedical
research. Essential information is often not provided in study reports, impeding the …

The quality of reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy is less than optimal. Complete and
accurate reporting is necessary to enable readers to assess the potential for bias in the …

Diagnostic accuracy studies are, like other clinical studies, at risk of bias due to
shortcomings in design and conduct, and the results of a diagnostic accuracy study may not …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Publication bias and other sample size effects are issues
for meta-analyses of test accuracy, as for randomized trials. We investigate limitations of …

Meta‐analyses are subject to bias for many of reasons, including publication bias.
Asymmetry in a funnel plot of study size against treatment effect is often used to identify such …

A literature search identified 62 studies published by August 1992 comparing Papanicolaou
(Pap) test results with histology. Critical appraisal revealed that 82% of these had potential …

Background Physiological studies have shown that chronic hypoxemia may occur in preterm
infants who require supplemental oxygen for extended periods and that this hypoxemia may …