Systematic Reviews of the Literature Are Not Always Either Useful Or the Best Way To Add To Science

Janet T Powell; Mark J W Koelemay

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2021.10.021

Systematic Reviews of the Literature Are Not Always Either Useful Or the Best Way To Add To Science

EJVES Vasc Forum. 2021 Nov 16:54:2-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejvsvf.2021.10.021. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Janet T Powell¹, Mark J W Koelemay²

Affiliations

¹ Imperial College London, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK.
² Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Systematic reviews are becoming more popular as a way of doing research; however, not all systematic reviews are clinically useful and sometimes another type of review (scoping, topical, or critical) would be of greater value to the clinical and scientific community. The different types of review and their use are described, illustrated by examples relevant to vascular surgery.

Keywords: Critical review; Scoping review; Systematic review; Topical review.

Publication types

Review