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Table 2 Risk of bias among matched cohort studies

From: Influence of therapeutic plasma exchange treatment on short-term mortality of critically ill adult patients with sepsis-induced organ dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Risk of biasa

Due to Confounding

In Selection

In measurement classification of interventions

Due to deviations from intended interventions

Due to missing data

In measurement of outcomes

In selection of the reported results

Gårdlund [23]/1993

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Stegmayr [52]/1995

Moderate

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Stegmayr [53]/1996

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Hjorth [54]/2000

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Schmidt [55]/2000

Serious

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Ataman [56]/2002

Serious

Serious

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Stegmayr [57]/2003

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Hadem [32]/2014

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Knaup [58]/2018

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Keith [59]/2020

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Ahmed [60]/2020

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Gucyetmez [61]/2020

Moderate

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Khamis [62]/2020

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Kamran [63]/2021

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Jaiswal [64]/2021

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

  1. aRisk of bias was assessed using the Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies of interventions (ROBINS-I) for interventional studies. “Low risk,” “Moderate risk,” “Serious risk,” “Critical risk,” and “No information”