title: Systematic reviews: a logical methodological extension of evidence-based medicine.
abstract: Academic Emergency Medicine is interested in publishing systematic reviews (also known as meta-analyses) containing explicit, quantitative compilations of valid, critically appraised evidence targeted at topics relevant to the science and practice of emergency medicine. This article presents a strategy for the performance and reporting of systematic reviews, based on established recommendations. A well-performed systematic review of the literature may provide clinically relevant information otherwise unobtainable, and has potential to alter patient care. Systematic reviews are logical methodological extensions of evidence-based medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467-2490, USA. jgallagh@montefiore.org
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Gallagher
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards; D003626:Data Display / Q000592:standards; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D018156:Journalism, Medical / Q000592:standards*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012107:Research Design / Q000592:standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity