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Study flow diagrams in Cochrane systematic review updates: an adapted PRISMA flow diagram

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Stovold, Elizabeth, Beecher, Deirdre, Foxlee, Ruth, Noel-Storr, Anna·2014·Systematic Reviews
DOI 10.1186/2046-4053-3-54PMC PMC4046496
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Cochrane systematic reviews are conducted and reported according to rigorous standards. A study flow diagram must be included in a new review, and there is clear guidance from the PRISMA statement on how to do this. However, for a review update, there is currently no guidance on how study flow diagrams should be presented. To address this, a working group was formed to find a solution and produce guidance on how to use these diagrams in review updates.A number of different options were devised for how these flow diagrams could be used in review updates, and also in cases where multiple searches for a review or review update have been conducted. These options were circulated to the Cochrane information specialist community for consultation and feedback. Following the consultation period, the working group refined the guidance and made the recommendation that for review updates an adapted PRISMA flow diagram should be used, which includes an additional box with the number of previously included studies feeding into the total. Where multiple searches have been conducted, the results should be added together and treated as one set of results.There is no existing guidance for using study flow diagrams in review updates. Our adapted diagram is a simple and pragmatic solution for showing the flow of studies in review updates.

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Figure 1 Adapted study flow diagram. Study flow diagram for a review update with previous included studies incorporated into the results of an updated literature search.
Figure 1 Adapted study flow diagram. Study flow diagram for a review update with previous included studies incorporated into the results of an updated literature search.CC BY · PubMed Central

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  1. Methods Application and Review Standards (MARS) Working Group and the Cochrane Editorial Unit: Methodological Expectations of Cochrane Intervention Reviews (MECIR). 2012, [ http://www.editorial-unit.cochrane.org/mecir ]
  2. The Cochrane Collaboration: Cochrane Reviews. 2014, [ http://www.cochrane.org/cochrane-reviews ]

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Authors
Stovold, E., Beecher, D., Foxlee, R., & Noel-Storr, A.
Affiliations
  • St George's, University of London (GB)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
  • Cochrane (GB)
  • John Radcliffe Hospital (GB)
Corresponding author
Stovold, Elizabeth
ORCID
Venue
Systematic Reviews
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2014-05-29
Volume
3
Issue
1
Pages
54-54
ISSN
2046-4053 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1186/2046-4053-3-54
PMC
PMC4046496
OpenAlex
W2096266245
Cited by
356
References
7
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2026: 25 · 2025: 47 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 46 · 2022: 53 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 15 · 2015: 10 · 2014: 1
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3.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Systematic Reviews (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • St George's Online Research Archive (St George's University of London) (acceptedVersion)
  • LSHTM Research Online (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
Keywords
study flow diagram, PRISMA, reporting guidelines
MeSH terms
Data Display, Humans, Publishing, Review Literature as Topic, Guidelines as Topic

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