Here's a question - why aren't we fact-checking systematic reviews and meta-analyses?
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They also - and this is the kicker - rated the random sequence generation of the trial as "at low risk of bias" despite there being no random sequence generation (the study didn't even use the word "random" or any similar term)pic.twitter.com/b8B1fs5j6Q
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The study is here check for yourself: http://www.annfammed.org/content/11/5/452.long#ref-6 …
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Thing is, that's maybe not a big error. A single matched cohort included in a review that supposedly only looked at RCTs But that was just the first review I picked out. I wonder how common this is?
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Most people don't go through eligibility criteria and comb through studies to check systematic reviews - it's incredibly time-consuming and tedious. I know I don't Maybe we should
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