title: [Value and limits of conventional or cumulative meta analysis in obstetrics and gynecology].
abstract: The authors describe some situations where meta-analyses would have been of great benefit if they have been done or sufficiently published. They emphasize several problems ensued by this new method: if possible, meta-analyses have to be done each time a new trial is analysed, according to a precise method. Cumulative meta-analysis should rely on a regular and prospective registration of clinical trials. In all cases, meta-analyses should be available to a large number of physicians, in the main interest of patients.
authors.affiliation: CHRU de Lille.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Subtil
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Truffert
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vinatier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Puech
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Querleu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Crepin
mesh_terms: D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003613:Danazol / Q000009:adverse effects; D004054:Diethylstilbestrol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D004054:Diethylstilbestrol; D001623:Betamethasone; D003613:Danazol
vernacular_title: Intérêts et limites des méta-analyses--classiques ou cumulatives--en gynécologie-obstétrique.