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Fergusson DA, Avey MT, Barron CC, Bocock M, Biefer KE, Boet S, Bourque SL, Conic I, Chen K, Dong YY, Fox GM, George RB, Goldenberg NM, Gragasin FS, Harsha P, Hong PJ, James TE, Larrigan SM, MacNeil JL, Manuel CA, Maximos S, Mazer D, Mittal R, McGinn R, Nguyen LH, Patel A, Richebé P, Saha TK, Steinberg BE, Sampson SD, Stewart DJ, Syed S, Vella K, Wesch NL, Lalu MM. Reporting preclinical anesthesia study (REPEAT): Evaluating the quality of reporting in the preclinical anesthesiology literature. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215221. [PMID: 31120888 PMCID: PMC6532843 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Poor reporting quality may contribute to irreproducibility of results and failed 'bench-to-bedside' translation. Consequently, guidelines have been developed to improve the complete and transparent reporting of in vivo preclinical studies. To examine the impact of such guidelines on core methodological and analytical reporting items in the preclinical anesthesiology literature, we sampled a cohort of studies. Preclinical in vivo studies published in Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Anaesthesia, and the British Journal of Anaesthesia (2008-2009, 2014-2016) were identified. Data was extracted independently and in duplicate. Reporting completeness was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Principles and Guidelines for Reporting Preclinical Research. Risk ratios were used for comparative analyses. Of 7615 screened articles, 604 met our inclusion criteria and included experiments reporting on 52 490 animals. The most common topic of investigation was pain and analgesia (30%), rodents were most frequently used (77%), and studies were most commonly conducted in the United States (36%). Use of preclinical reporting guidelines was listed in 10% of applicable articles. A minority of studies fully reported on replicates (0.3%), randomization (10%), blinding (12%), sample-size estimation (3%), and inclusion/exclusion criteria (5%). Statistics were well reported (81%). Comparative analysis demonstrated few differences in reporting rigor between journals, including those that endorsed reporting guidelines. Principal items of study design were infrequently reported, with few differences between journals. Methods to improve implementation and adherence to community-based reporting guidelines may be necessary to increase transparent and consistent reporting in the preclinical anesthesiology literature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dean A. Fergusson
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Marc T. Avey
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Carly C. Barron
- Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Mathew Bocock
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Kristen E. Biefer
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| | - Sylvain Boet
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Stephane L. Bourque
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| | - Isidora Conic
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Kai Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
| | - Yuan Yi. Dong
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Grace M. Fox
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Ronald B. George
- Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Neil M. Goldenberg
- Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Ferrante S. Gragasin
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| | - Prathiba Harsha
- Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Patrick J. Hong
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Tyler E. James
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Sarah M. Larrigan
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Jenna L. MacNeil
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Courtney A. Manuel
- Discipline of Anesthesia, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| | - Sarah Maximos
- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - David Mazer
- Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - Rohan Mittal
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
| | - Ryan McGinn
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Long H. Nguyen
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Abhilasha Patel
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Philippe Richebé
- Department of Anesthesiology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
| | - Tarit K. Saha
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
| | | | - Sonja D. Sampson
- Discipline of Anesthesia, Memorial University, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| | - Duncan J. Stewart
- Regenerative Medicine Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Summer Syed
- Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
| | - Kimberly Vella
- Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management & Perioperative Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | - Neil L. Wesch
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
| | - Manoj M. Lalu
- Clinical Epidemiology Program, Blueprint Translational Research Group, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Regenerative Medicine Program, The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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