Bhasin 2007.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database MEDLINE and PubMed to April 2005 Person completing the search not reported Searched by all authors and keywords Matching criteria not reported
Data	Included 106 abstracts presented at the 2001 and 2002 Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland meetings Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published Mean and median time to publication
Outcomes	63 of 106 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time Mean time to publication = 11 months Median time to publication = 12 months (IQR = 7 to 18 months) No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes	Other clinical specialties ‐ vascular research Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations.
Search for publications?	No	Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time?	Yes	The 2001 meeting had 48 months and the 2002 meeting 36 months follow‐up.
Matching?	Unclear	Matching criteria not reported.