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The PRISMA flow diagram mandates reporting the number of records identified, screened, and included. What specific record-keeping and reference management practices are essential to accurately generate this diagram?

The PRISMA flow diagram requires reporting the number of records identified, screened, and included. What record-keeping and reference management practices are necessary to ensure this diagram is accurately produced?

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By Deepak Answered 1 year ago

Accurate PRISMA reporting requires meticulous, staged record-keeping. Essential practices include: using a dedicated reference manager (e.g., EndNote, Zotero) with a single, deduplicated library; employing systematic review software (Covidence, Rayyan) to track screening decisions; and maintaining detailed logs at each stage. These logs must record the exact number of records from each database, duplicates removed, titles/abstracts excluded (with primary reasons), and full-text assessments. This documented, auditable trail ensures the diagram is reproducible and accounts for all records

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