TY - JOUR
AU - ,
AB - In 2003, the QUADAS tool for systematic reviews of diagnostic accuracy studies was developed. Experience, anecdotal reports, and feedback suggested areas for improvement; therefore, QUADAS-2 was developed. This tool comprises 4 domains: patient selection, index test, reference standard, and flow and timing. Each domain is assessed in terms of risk of bias, and the first 3 domains are also assessed in terms of concerns regarding applicability. Signalling questions are included to help judge risk of bias. The QUADAS-2 tool is applied in 4 phases: summarize the review question, tailor the tool and produce review-specific guidance, construct a flow diagram for the primary study, and judge bias and applicability. This tool will allow for more transparent rating of bias and applicability of primary diagnostic accuracy studies.
TI - QUADAS-2: a revised tool for the quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies.
JF - Annals of Internal Medicine
DO - 10.7326/0003-4819-155-8-201110180-00009
DA - 2011-12-19
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/pubmed/quadas-2-a-revised-tool-for-the-quality-assessment-of-diagnostic-yxUu26iZ1d
SP - 529
EP - 3652936
VL - 155
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -