Publication bias may exist among prognostic accuracy studies of middle cerebral artery Doppler ultrasound

Vollgraff Heidweiller-Schreurs, Charlotte A.; Korevaar, Daniël A.; Mol, Ben Willem J.; Bax, Caroline J.; de Groot, Christianne J.M.; de Boer, Marjon A.; Bossuyt, Patrick M.M.

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.07.016

Publication bias may exist among prognostic accuracy studies of middle cerebral artery Doppler ultrasound

OBJECTIVE To assess if there is evidence of publication bias in prognostic accuracy studies of middle cerebral artery (MCA) or cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) for adverse perinatal outcome. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING We queried PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov, and searched…