Table 2.

PRISMA-DTA for Abstracts checklist

Section and topic	Item No	Description
Title and purpose
Title	1	Identify the report as a systematic review (+/– meta-analysis) of DTA studies
Objectives	2	Indicate the research question, including components such as participants, index test, and target conditions
Methods
Eligibility criteria	3	Include study characteristics used as criteria for eligibility
Information sources	4	List the key databases searched and the search dates
Risk of bias and applicability	5	Indicate the methods of assessing risk of bias and applicability
Synthesis of results	A1	Indicate the methods for the data synthesis
Results
Included studies	6	Indicate the number and type of included studies and the participants and relevant characteristics of the studies (including the reference standard)
Synthesis of results	7	Include the results for the analysis of diagnostic accuracy, preferably indicating the number of studies and participants. Describe test accuracy including variability; if meta-analysis was done, include summary results and confidence intervals
Discussion
Strengths and limitations	9	Provide a brief summary of the strengths and limitations of the evidence
Interpretation	10	Provide a general interpretation of the results and the important implications
Other
Funding	11	Indicate the primary source of funding for the review
Registration	12	Provide the registration number and the registry name

Compared with PRISMA for Abstracts, one item was deleted (item 8), and one new item was added (A1).

DTA=diagnostic test accuracy.