A systematic review of near patient testing in primary care

CRD COMMENTARY: This was a well-conducted systematic review. The review answered a well-defined question and the inclusion criteria were clearly specified. Detailed literature searches that included attempts to identify unpublished studies were carried out. The authors reported details of the review process, including a detailed quality assessment, and appropriate attempts were made to prevent biases. The authors presented a narrative synthesis, which was appropriate given the data included in the review. However, it would have been beneficial to have provided details of how the studies were synthesised in the 'Methods' section.