Interpretation of the preferred reporting items for living systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA-LSR)_Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

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GAO Zhuo ¹ , TIAN Chen ^2,3,4 , ZHENG Qingyong ^3,5 , LI Yimeng ² , HAN Siyu ² , TIAN Jinhui ^3,5 ,  GE Long ^2,3,4

1. School of Nursing, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
2. Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
3. Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine of Gansu Province, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
4. Evidence-Based Social Science Research Center, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;
5. Evidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

GE Long, Email: gelong2009@163.com

Keywords：

Living systematic reviews; Reporting guideline; PRISMA-LSR; Interpretation

DOI：

10.7507/1672-2531.202412093

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Living systematic reviews (LSR) represent an evolving methodology for systematic review that is continuously updated to incorporate new evidence in a timely manner, ensuring that healthcare professionals and policymaker shave access to the most last information to make optimal decisions. The global publication of LSR has been a rapid increase. But the quality of reporting remains to be enhanced. In 2024, the PRISMA-LSR working group, in conjunction with the characteristics of LSR to form the reporting standards for living systematic reviews, which plays a significant role in promoting the transparent, complete, and accurate reporting of LSR. It has been published in the BMJ journal. This article interpreted PRISMA-LSR with representative examples, aiming to provide a reference for the standardization of LSR by domestic scholars.

Citation： GAO Zhuo, TIAN Chen, ZHENG Qingyong, LI Yimeng, HAN Siyu, TIAN Jinhui, GE Long. Interpretation of the preferred reporting items for living systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA-LSR). Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2025, 25(7): 856-863. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202412093 Copy

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2. Veginadu P, Calache H, Gussy M, et al. An overview of methodological approaches in systematic reviews. J Evid Based Med, 2022, 15(1): 39-54.
3. Gao Y, Yang K, Cai Y, et al. Updating systematic reviews can improve the precision of outcomes: a comparative study. J Clin Epidemiol, 2020, 125: 108-119.
4. Elliott JH, Turner T, Clavisi O, et al. Living systematic reviews: an emerging opportunity to narrow the evidence-practice gap. PLoS Med, 2014, 11(2): e1001603.
5. 许吉, 邓宏勇. 动态系统评价简介. 中国循证医学杂志, 2020, 20(2): 244-248.
6. 周川茹, 雷常彬, 王聪, 等. Cochrane快速系统评价的定义特征和方法学解读. 中国循证医学杂志, 2023, 23(2): 240-248.
7. 田晨, 刘佳宁, 田金徽, 等. 动态系统评价制作方法与流程. 中国全科医学, 2024, (11): 1-8.
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