Sasha Shepperd

RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials

2019 · BMJ

Assessment of risk of bias is regarded as an essential component of a systematic review on the effects of an intervention. The most commonly used tool for randomised trials is the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. We …

Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline

2020 · BMJ

In systematic reviews that lack data amenable to meta-analysis, alternative synthesis methods are commonly used, but these methods are rarely reported. This lack of transparency in the methods can cast doubt on the validity of …