Critical appraisal:Burdett SS, Stewart LA, Rydzewska L 2007 2
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Critical Appraisal
Article being appraised
Burdett SS, Stewart LA, Rydzewska L. Chemotherapy and surgery versus surgery alone in non-small cell lung cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD006157 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17636828.
Applicable clinical question
Key Facts
Study Design
systematic review — RCTs only
Number of Patients:
988
Includes an economic evaluation
no
Evidence ratings
Level of evidence
I
Risk of bias
| Moderate risk of bias | Comments: post operative treatment not standardised |
Size of effect
| 1 | Reason for decision: Confidence interval does not include clinically unimportant values |
Relevance of evidence
| 1 | Additional comments: Reports on overall survival. |
Result of appraisal
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- Article
- Burdett SS, Stewart LA, Rydzewska L. Chemotherapy and surgery versus surgery alone in non-small cell lung cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD006157 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17636828.
- Assigned to
- User:Shawgi.sukumaran
- Topic area
- Guidelines:Lung cancer/Treatment/Non-small-cell stage II operable
- Clinical question
Section below only relevant for Cancer Council Project Officer