What is a scoping review?

Hi there!

I am trying to figure out the main differences of the two above mentioned reviews as it seems that some of what was considered until recently systematic reviews, fall into scoping type reviews. Any expert opinions in the field would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

Hi everybody,

I am currently working on a systematic review looking into the language outcomes of children who underwent brain surgery. For the protocol, I was planning to follow the NIRO guidelines for non-interventional studies (Pickering et al., 2020), but Cochrane only seems to advise using the PRISMA guidelines. I was wondering if anyone has experience with using other guidelines than PRISMA during their systematic review and if this influenced their research (and later attempts to get it published) significantly?

Thanks a lot for your answers!

STROBE checklists seem to be used frequently. However, it might not be the most appropriate tool as the original purpose was to serve as a guideline for reporting observational research and not specifically as a methodological quality-assessment tool (da Costa et al., 2011).

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

I would like to perform a systematic review about a specific biomolecule and its role in cancer. I want to follow a protocol, like PRISMA and Cochrane's handbook for systematic review and meta-analysis

Could you give some details how to assess bias in published studies?

To my knowledge, there isn't a specific standard guideline or reporting framework for review of reviews. However, some general principles from the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses could be applied in reporting review of reviews.

Do you have any idea?

Using PRISMA guideline 2020 is desirable.