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Table 4 Full text workload per screener by initial citation set size category

From: Evaluating the relationship between citation set size, team size and screening methods used in systematic reviews: a cross-sectional study

Overall (n = 139)

Initial citation set size category

n (%)

Median (IQR) number of records for full text screening

Median (IQR) number of full text records reviewed per screener during full text screeninga

 < 1000

22 (15.8)

40 (28, 58)

40 (20, 58)20 (10, 29)

1000–2500

27 (19.4)

82 (44, 178)

79 (44, 178)40 (22, 89)

2500–5000

34 (24.5)

98 (30, 222)

74 (28, 163)37 (14, 81)

5000–10,000

28 (20.1)

118 (51, 194)

107 (36, 158)53 (18, 79)

 > 10,000

28 (20.1)

131 (72, 640)

117 (53, 345)58 (26, 173)

  1. aFor most reviews, two screeners were assigned. When there were more than two screeners, not all screeners reviewed each citation