Diagnostic Meta-Analysis -

Diagnostic Meta-Analysis

A Useful Tool for Clinical Decision-Making

Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
XVII, 319 Seiten
2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-78965-1 (ISBN)
160,49 inkl. MwSt

This book is the first exclusively devoted to the systematic synthesis of diagnostic test accuracy studies. It builds upon the major recent developments in reporting standards, search methods, and, in particular, statistical tools specifically devoted to diagnostic studies. In addition, it borrows extensively from the latest advances in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of intervention studies. After a section dedicated to methods for designing reviews, synthesizing evidence and appraising inconsistency in research, the application of these approaches is demonstrated in the context of case studies from various clinical disciplines.

Diagnosis is central in medical decision-making, and in many other fields of human endeavor, such as education and psychology. The plurality of sources of evidence on diagnostic test accuracy poses a huge challenge for practitioners and researchers, as do the multiple dimensions of evidence validity, which include sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and likelihood ratios.

This book offers an invaluable resource for anyone aiming to improve decision-making processes in diagnosis, classification or risk prognostication, from epidemiologists to biostatisticians, radiologists, laboratory physicians and graduate students, as any physician interested in refining his methodological skills in clinical diagnosis.

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)

“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)

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo XVII, 319 p. 45 illus., 15 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 815 g
Themenwelt Studium Querschnittsbereiche Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
Schlagworte Comparative Effectiveness Research • Diagnostic odds ratio • Evidence-based Medicine • Likelihood ratio • Outcome Research • Predictive value • Sensitivity • specificity • Systematic Review
ISBN-10 3-319-78965-1 / 3319789651
ISBN-13 978-3-319-78965-1 / 9783319789651
Zustand Neuware
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