Evidence-Based Medicine, Systematic Reviews, and Guidelines in Interventional Pain Management: Part 3: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Randomized Trials

• Published in: Pain physician Vol. 1;12; no. 1;1; pp. 35 - 42
• Main Author: Manchikanti, Laxmaiah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Society of Interventional Pain Physician 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Bias; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Meta-analysis; Pain Management; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Systematic review

In recent years, progress and innovations in healthcare are measured by evidencebased medicine (EBM), systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. A systematic review is defined as, “the application of scientific strategies that limit bias by the systematic assembly, critical appraisal, and synthesis of a...