Do surgery journals insist on reporting by CONSORT and PRISMA? A follow-up survey of 'instructions to authors'.

Aims: Guidance has been published on how best to report randomised controlled trials (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials - CONSORT) and systematic reviews (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis - PRISMA). In 2011, we reported a low rate of enforcement by surgery journals for submitted manuscripts to conform to these guidelines. The aim of this follow-up study is to establish whether there has been any improvement.

Endovascular aneurysm repair in nonagenarians: a systematic review.

Background: Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been associated with a reduction in early morbidity and mortality compared with open surgery, creating an opportunity for aneurysm repair in those previously considered unfit for intervention. We determine the published incidence of complications and survival after elective EVAR in nonagenarians.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases up to December 2012.

The reporting quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in vascular surgery needs improvement: a systematic review.

Introduction: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses are important in shaping clinical practice, but the underlying quality of these studies is critical. The PRISMA guidelines for the reporting of systematic reviews, published in 2009, aimed to improve the quality of reporting of these studies. We looked at whether the reporting of systematic reviews relevant to vascular surgery had improved since the introduction of these guidelines.