PRISMA
Medical abbreviation · Medical Research
| Stands for | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
PRISMA stands for Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, a medical research abbreviation.
Reporting guideline listing the items that systematic reviews and meta-analyses should include, from search strategy and selection criteria to risk-of-bias assessment and synthesis methods. Its flow diagram shows how many records were identified, screened, excluded and included.
Example: PRISMA flow diagram: 1,842 records screened, 37 full texts assessed, 12 studies included.
Usage notes
First published in 2009, replacing the earlier QUOROM statement, and updated as PRISMA 2020. Extensions cover scoping reviews, network meta-analyses and abstracts. Many journals require a completed PRISMA checklist at submission.
Related abbreviations
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- PI – Principal investigator
- PICO – Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome
- PMA – Premarket approval
- PMID – PubMed identifier
- PP – Per-protocol (analysis)
- PPV – Positive predictive value
- PRO – Patient-reported outcome
- PROM – Patient-reported outcome measure
- QALY – Quality-adjusted life year
- QoL – Quality of life
- RCT – Randomized controlled trial
- ROC – Receiver operating characteristic
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.