| Risk of Bias |
Author’s Judgment
Low Risk
Unclear
High Risk
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Support for Judgment |
| Selection bias |
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Database included ICU patients only, Gender imbalance |
| Bias in definition and measurement |
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| Outcome measurement bias |
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| Handling of missing data |
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| Confounding |
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Identified but not adjusted for |
| Bias of statistics or presentation of result |
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Low Risk
Unclear
High Risk