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Table 2 Risk bias assessment of eligible studies

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials of delayed primary wound closure in contaminated abdominal wounds

Author

Domains

 

Sequence generation

Allocation concealment

Blinding

Incomplete outcome data

Selective outcome report

Others sources of bias

Pettigrew[24]

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

No*

Tsang[23]

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cohn[26]

Unclear

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chatwiriya-charoen[[25]

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Lahat[17]

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Duttaroy[7]

Unclear

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Chiang[16]

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Khan[18]

Yes

Unclear

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. Yes = Low risk of bias.
  2. No = High risk of bias.
  3. Unclear = Uncertain risk of bias.
  4. *Unbalanced in gangrenous appendicitis between comparison arms.