{
  "abstract": "While well-established guidelines and checklists are available for reporting, conducting, and evaluating systematic reviews and scoping reviews, those for narrative reviews are lacking. This guideline 1 discusses the need for specific guidelines and checklists tailored to narrative reviews in anesthesia and pain medicine. In addition, the guideline1 offers a detailed comparison of the different types of reviews, emphasizing the unique aspects of narrative reviews. It also introduces a recommended checklist designed to assist authors, editors, reviewers, and readers in producing and evaluating narrative reviews in anesthesia and pain medicine. The accompanying infographic provides a decision tree that visually guides authors on when to opt for a narrative review versus a systematic review, aiming to clarify the appropriate context for each. This resource is intended to enhance consistency and quality in narrative reviews.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Ryan S D'Souza"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Public and Population Health and Department of Kinesiology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA"
      ],
      "name": "George A Kelley"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Narrative or systematic? A decision-making guide on selecting type of review: an infographic",
  "uid": "e90c2533-a693-5666-8b4a-7c9b57922c72"
}