Huifang Xia, Shicheng Peng, Shu Huang, Jiao Jiang, Xinyi Zeng, Han Zhang, Xinxin Pu, Kang Zou, Yingqin Lü, Huan Xu, Yan Peng, Muhan Lü, Xiaowei Tang
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the methodological and reporting quality of published meta-analyses (MAs) in four major gastrointestinal endoscopic journals, and identify the predicted factors for high quality. METHODS: A systematic search was performed in PubMed to identify MAs from 1, January, 2016 to 31, December, 2020 in four major gastrointestinal endoscopic journals (including Digestive Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Surgical Endoscopy, and Endoscopy). We collected the characteristics of MAs after filtering unqualified articles, and assessed methodological and reporting qualities for eligible articles by AMSTAR tool and PRISMA checklist, respectively...
September 1, 2022: Surgical Endoscopy