Diagnostic Meta-Analysis

A Useful Tool for Clinical Decision-Making

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

AvGiuseppe Biondi-Zoccai

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This book is the first exclusively devoted to the systematic synthesis of diagnostic test accuracy studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-08-16
Mått155 x 235 x 22 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor319
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319789651

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Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai is Associate Professor in Cardiology in the Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies of Sapienza University of Rome. He has got an established expertise in evidence-based cardiovascular medicine and is the founder of the Meta-analysis and Evidence-based medicine Training in Cardiology (METCARDIO) Collaboration. He has published more than 600 articles indexed in MEDLINE, including more than 200 systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or umbrella reviews, and he is the editor of the first books devoted to network meta-analyses and umbrella reviews.

SECTION I.- 1. Introduction to Clinical Diagnosis.- 2. The Evidence Hierarchy.- 3. Peculiarities of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies.- 4. Meta-analyses of Clinical Trials vs Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies.- SECTION II.- 5. Designing the Review.- 6. Registering the review.- 7. Searching for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies.- 8. Abstracting Evidence.- 9. Appraising Evidence.- 10. Synthesizing Evidence.- 11. Appraising Heterogeneity.- 12. Statistical Packages and Diagnostic Meta-analysis and Their Application.- 13. Network Meta-analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies.- 14. Transition to Intervention Meta-analysis.- 15. Updating Diagnostic Test Accuracy Systematic Reviews: Which, When and How Should They be Updated?.- SECTION III.- 16. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Endocrinology.- 17. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Gastroenterology.- 18. Diagnostic Meta-Analysis: Case Study in Oncology.- 19. Diagnostic Meta-analysis: Case Study in Surgery.- SECTION IV.- 20. Avenues for Further Research.- 21.Conclusion.

“In this book, the authors present pragmatic and useful summaries of the necessary steps for conducting diagnostic accuracy meta-analysis. … This is a great addition to this field, which has lacked a comprehensive introductory book intended for beginners. While the Cochrane handbook also provides a good summary of this topic, this book reaches a broader audience.” (Michihiko Goto, Doody's Book Reviews, April 12, 2019)