Zhigang Zhang, Jie Cheng, Jialu Hou, Mingming Niu, Ya Gao, Jianguo Xu, Qingyong Zheng, Kexin Ji, Min Zhang, Tian Hao, Ning Li, Xinyi Han, Xiujuan Ma, Jiajia Kong, Rui Wang, Ye Zhao, Jinhui Tian, Xiaofang Hu
AIM: This study aims to describe the citation patterns of Cochrane systematic reviews (CSR) in guidelines for managing breast cancer. METHODS: We searched for systematic reviews on breast cancer in The Cochrane Library from the date of inception to November 15, 2023, and identified guidelines that cited them. We described how systematic reviews were cited by the guidelines in each database and each year. Additionally, we presented the relationships between the conclusions of the systematic reviews and guideline recommendations and compared the consistency of the recommendations on the same topic across different guidelines...
March 9, 2024: Journal of Evidence-based Medicine