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Table 2 Assessing risk of bias

From: Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) for sepsis: a meta-analysis

First author year

Sequence generation

Allocation concealment

Blinding

Incomplete outcome data addressed

Selective outcome reporting

Free of other bias

Summary risk of bias

Nelson 1998 [37]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Nelson 2000 [38]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Tanaka 2001 [39]

Unclear

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Wund 2001 [40]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Presneill 2002 [41]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Root 2003 [42]

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Hartma 2005 [43]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Rosen 2005 [44]

Unclear

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

High

Orozco 2006 [45]

Unclear

Unclear

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unclear

Cheng 2007 [46]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Stephens 2008 [47]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low

Meisel 2009 [48]

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Low