When case reports genuinely reflect the best available evidence, it may be worthwhile to include these in a systematic review. We have a critical appraisal tool for case reports available here: https://reviewersmanual.
joannabriggs.org/display/ MANUAL/Appendix+4+Critical+ appraisal+checklist+for+case+ reports
We’ve also recently published an article describing the common systematic review types in health and medical sciences that you might find interesting: What kind of systematic review should I conduct? A proposed typology and guidance for systematic reviewers in the medical and health sciences
Any feedback, critique or advice is welcome, as always.
Kind Regards,
Zac
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From: Evidence based health (EBH) [mailto:EVIDENCE-BASED-HEALTH@
JISCMAIL.AC.UK ] On Behalf Of Irina Ibraghimova
Sent: Wednesday, 31 January 2018 9:52 PM
To: EVIDENCE-BASED-HEALTH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Re: Systematic reviews of case reports
A typology of reviews: an analysis of 14 review types and
associated methodologies
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.
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Irina Ibraghimova
HealthConnect International
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JISCMAIL.AC.UK ] On Behalf Of Nockels, Keith H.
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To: EVIDENCE-BASED-HEALTH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: Systematic reviews of case reports
Dear All,
I am a health librarian, working with a hospital consultant who wants to do a systematic review. But most, if not all, of the literature on her topic, is reports of a case or of several cases.
My question is: is it possible to conduct a systematic review of case reports?
If you have done this, is there anything special we should know about how to do it? I have increasing experience of working on systematic reviews but not come across this question before.
If there is a more appropriate review type that we should use, I would be interested to have details.
I have found papers that talk about "aggregating case reports” and a “collective analysis” of case reports, but not sure they give details of methods.
Thanks for your help,
Best wishes,
Keith
Keith Nockels MA (Hons) Dip. Lib. MCLIP FHEA
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