Journal article
A systematic survey shows that reporting and handling of missing outcome data in networks of interventions is poor
Abstract
BackgroundTo provide empirical evidence about prevalence, reporting and handling of missing outcome data in systematic reviews with network meta-analysis and acknowledgement of their impact on the conclusions.MethodsWe conducted a systematic survey including all published systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials comparing at least three interventions from January 1, 2009 until March 31, 2017.ResultsWe retrieved 387 systematic reviews …
Authors
Spineli LM; Yepes-Nuñez JJ; Schünemann HJ
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 18, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2018
DOI
10.1186/s12874-018-0576-9
ISSN
1471-2288