Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2012; 18(24): 3156-3166
Published online Jun 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i24.3156
Table 3 Cochrane risk of bias summary
Included studiesRandom sequence generationAllocation concealmentBlinding of participants and personnelBlinding of outcome assessmentIncomplete outcome dataSelective reportingOther bias
Bansal et al[5], 2010Low riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear riskHigh riskHigh riskUnclear risk
Rogers et al[24], 2010Low riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear riskHigh riskLow riskLow risk
Rhodes et al[25], 1998Unclear riskUnclear riskHigh riskUnclear riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear risk
Cuschieri et al[26], 1999Low riskUnclear riskHigh riskUnclear riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear risk
Nathanson et al[27], 2005Low riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear riskLow riskHigh riskUnclear risk
Sgourakis et al[28], 2002High riskUnclear riskHigh riskUnclear riskHigh riskHigh riskLow risk
Noble et al[29], 2009Low riskUnclear riskHigh riskUnclear riskLow riskHigh riskLow risk