… b This issue is not limited to clinical outcomes. … a There are many reasons a study’s
results may not be published, such as (a) discovery mid-study of a flawed approach, (b) lack of …

The validity of primary study results included in systematic reviews plays an important role
in drawing conclusions about intervention effectiveness and carries implications for clinical …

… Ross A, Cooper C, Gray H, Umberham B, Vassar M. Assessment of Publication Bias and
Systematic Review Findings in Top-Ranked Otolaryngology Journals. JAMA Otolaryngol …

BACKGROUND Publication bias within systematic reviews may result in incorrect conclusions
leading to inappropriate clinical decisions and a decreased quality of patient care. …

Introduction Reliable, high-quality research is essential to the field of anaesthesiology.
Reproducibility and transparency have been investigated in the biomedical domain and in the …

Systematic reviews synthesize data across multiple studies to answer a research question,
and an important component of the review process is to evaluate the heterogeneity of primary …

Heterogeneity among the primary studies included in a systematic review (SR) is one of the
most challenging considerations for systematic reviewers. Current practices in …

Introduction Honorary authorship and equal gender representation are two pressing matters
in scientific research. Honorary authorship is the inclusion of authors who do not meet the …

Methods: We used the National Library of Medicine (NLM) catalog to search for all journals
using the subject terms tag Anesthesiology[ST]. The inclusion criteria required that journals …

Introduction: Reliable, high quality research is essential to the field of anesthesiology.
Investigating reproducibility and transparency has been accomplished broadly in the biomedical …