Table 4 Bias assessment of the randomised controlled trials included in this review
From: Platelet storage duration and its clinical and transfusion outcomes: a systematic review
Study | Allocation concealment | Random sequence generation | Blinding (participant, physician) | Blinding (outcome) | Incomplete outcome data | Selective reporting | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diedrich et al. [27] | Low risk | Unclear | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Similar number excluded due to wrong PLT storage time each arm |
MacLennan et al. [26] | Low risk | Low risk | Unclear risk | Low risk | Low risk | Low risk | Off protocol transfusion |