Abstract
Objective: To assess the quality of reporting in diagnostic accuracy studies referenced by the Quality Improvement Guidelines for Diagnostic Arteriography and their adherence to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy statement.
Materials and Methods: Citations specific to the Society of Interventional Radiology’s Quality Improvement Guidelines for Diagnostic Arteriography were collected. Using the 34-item Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy checklist, two authors in a duplicate and blinded fashion documented the number of items reported per diagnostic accuracy study. Authors met and any discrepancies were resolved in a resolution meeting.
Results: Of the 26 diagnostic accuracy studies included, the mean number of Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy items reported was 17.8 (SD ± 3.1). The median adherence was 18 (IQR, 17-19) items. Ten articles were published prior to 2003, the original date of Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy publication, and 16 articles were published after 2003. The mean number of reported items for the articles published prior to Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy 2003 and after Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy 2003 was 17.4 (SD ± 2.4) and 18.1 (SD ± 3.5), respectively. Fourteen Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy items demonstrated an adherence of less than 25% and thirteen an adherence greater than 75%.
Conclusion: The dichotomous distribution of adherence to the STARD statement by DAS investigated demonstrates that areas of deficient reporting may be present and require attention to ensure complete and transparent reporting in the future.
Footnotes
FUNDING: This study was not supported by any funding.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
STATEMENT OF DATA ACCESS AND INTEGRITY: The authors declare that they had full access to all of the data in this study and the authors take complete responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
- Received December 24, 2019.
- Revision received August 17, 2020.
- Revision received November 13, 2020.
- Accepted December 9, 2020.
