Table 1.
Critical appraisal of four reviews of treatment of urinary tract infections
| Criteria | Study
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey 19936 | Neu 19927 | Norrby 19908 | Powers 19919 | |
| Was there an important clinical question? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Has there been a systematic search for evidence? | No | No | Can't tell | No |
| Has the methodological quality of the studies included been assessed? | No | No | Yes | No |
| Are the results sensitive to how the review was performed? | Very | Very | Moderately | Very |
| Have the numerical results been interpreted sensibly? | No | No | Moderately | No |
Checklist adapted from Greenhalgh4