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. 2013 Jan 25;8(1):e55073. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055073

Table 1. Quality evaluation of included RCTs.

Inclusion study Design Number Random Concealment Blinding Follow-up Grade
PAT CG
A.Amin 2008 RCT 92 86 Y Y UC Y B
Adrianus 2007 RCT 80 80 Y Y UC Y B
C.soosman 2006 RCT 47 22 Y Y UC Y B
Konstantino2010 RCT 163 85 Y UC UC Y C
Newman 1997 RCT 35 35 Y UC UC Y B
T.abuzakuk 2007 RCT 52 52 Y UC UC Y B

RCTs: Randomized controlled trials; PAT: Post-operative autotransfusion group; CG: Control group; Y: Yes; UC: Unclear.