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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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A brief overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Kamath Sriganesh1, Harsha Shanthanna2, Jason W Busse3
1 Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3 Department of Anesthesia; Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; The Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Pain Research and Care, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence Address:
Kamath Sriganesh
Department of Neuroanaesthesia, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Faculty Block, 3rd Floor, Hosur Road, Bengaluru - 560 029, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5049.190628
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Systematic reviews (SRs) are performed to acquire all evidence to address a specific clinical question and involve a reproducible and thorough search of the literature and critical appraisal of eligible studies. When combined with a meta-analysis (quantitatively pooling of results of individual studies), a rigorously conducted SR provides the best available evidence for informing clinical practice. In this article, we provide a brief overview of SRs and meta-analyses for anaesthesiologists. |
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