PRISMA Flow Diagram

The flow diagram depicts the flow of information through the different phases of a systematic review. It maps out the number of records identified, included and excluded, and the reasons for exclusions. Different templates are available depending on the type of review (new or updated) and sources used to identify studies:

• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews which included searches of databases and registers only (Word)

• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews which included searches of databases, registers and other sources (Word)

• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for updated systematic reviews which included searches of databases and registers only (Word)

• PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for updated systematic reviews which included searches of databases, registers and other sources (Word)

Flow diagrams can also be generated using a Shiny App available at https://www.eshackathon.org/software/PRISMA2020.html

Note: The PRISMA 2020 flow diagram templates are distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt and build upon this work, for commercial use, provided the original work is properly cited. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/