Adequacy of risk of bias assessment in surgical vs non-surgical trials in Cochrane reviews: a methodological study

Adequacy of risk of bias assessment in surgical vs non-surgical trials in Cochrane reviews: a methodological study

Abstract Background Bias in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) can lead to underestimation or overestimation of the true effects of interventions. Surgical RCTs may suffer from the risk of bias (RoB) that is avoidable in trials of other interventions, and vice versa. We aimed to compare the adequac...

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Main Authors: Ognjen Barcot, Matija Boric, Svjetlana Dosenovic, Marija Cavar, Antonia Jelicic Kadic, Tina Poklepovic Pericic, Ivana Vukicevic, Ivana Vuka, Livia Puljak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Surgery
Risk of bias
Cochrane
Systematic reviews
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01123-7

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