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Table 4 Work-saved by algorithms employing a single reviewer approach

From: Successful incorporation of single reviewer assessments during systematic review screening: development and validation of sensitivity and work-saved of an algorithm that considers exclusion criteria and count

Algorithm

Work-saved (%) a

Mean [95%CI]

Derivation

Validation

1

25.2% [24.3–26.1%]

32.0% [31.4–32.7%]

2

22.2% [21.3–23.0%]

27.5% [26.8–28.1%]

3

14.8% [14.1–15.6%]

10.5% [10.1–10.9%]

4

37.7% [36.7–38.7%]

48.2% [47.5–48.9%]

5

33.6% [32.6–34.5%]

39.8% [39.1–40.5%]

  1. aWork-saved is defined as the percentage of all citations that were excluded by the algorithm without requiring a second assessment by the investigative team
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Systematic Reviews

ISSN: 2046-4053