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. 2024 Jul 18;25(5):767–776. doi: 10.5811/westjem.18574

Table 2.

Certainty of evidence of included studies.


Outcome

Effect
Number of studies
Certainty of the evidence (GRADE)
Resident impact on efficiency Most (6/7) studies showed a small to moderate decrease in efficiency. 7 LOW
⊕⊕00
(due to serious risk of bias and indirectness)
Student impact on efficiency Most (4/5) studies showed a small decrease in efficiency. 5 LOW
⊕⊕00
(due to serious risk of bias and indirectness)
Resident impact on productivity All 3 studies showed an increase in productivity, centering around a medium effect size. 3 LOW
⊕⊕00
(due to serious risk of bias and moderate indirectness)
Student impact on productivity Both studies showed no association with productivity. 2 LOW
⊕⊕00
(due to moderate risk of bias and severe indirectness)

GRADE, Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.