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September 16, 2025

From Synthesis to Scrutiny: Evaluating the Quality of Anaesthesiology Meta-Analyses (2015-2022).

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JTJeffrey L. TurnerJPJai-Kieron PatelKFKevin C. Fraser

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This analysis assesses methodological quality of meta-analyses in anaesthesiology, showing no significant improvement over time, highlighting inconsistencies in reporting.

Key Points

  • The overall methodological quality of anaesthesiology meta-analyses has not improved significantly from 2015 to 2022, indicating a plateau.
  • Analysis of 130 selected papers using the R-AMSTAR tool revealed persistent methodological weaknesses, especially in publication bias assessment.
  • Despite growing numbers of meta-analyses published, no notable differences in quality were found across the selected anaesthesiology journals.
  • Strengths were noted in data extraction methods, yet weaknesses persist in transparency for excluded studies and research planning.

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Turner et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d44f8331b076d99fa56f58https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.90058
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