Evaluating the Quality of Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses Published on Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Past 5 Years

Introduction In the past decades evidence-based medicine has begun to drive clinical decision making. With direct oral anti-coagulants (DOACs) emerging as alternatives to warfarin for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic disorders, it has become crucial that clinicians utilize unbiased and robust evidence to inform their decisions about their use. Systematic reviews (SRs) sit at the "top" of the hierarchy of research …