Cartwright 2007a.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database PubMed to February 2006 Search completed by investigator; "two observers" Searched by all authors and keywords Matching criteria not reported Contacted abstract authors directly
Data	Included 130 abstracts presented at the 2003 International Continence Society meeting Included only abstracts from podium and oral poster sessions
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published Median time to publication Cumulative proportion of abstracts published
Outcomes	77 of 130 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time Median time to publication = 11 months Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 32 months showed proportion published = 59.2% (77/130 abstracts) Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included Positive results of interventional trials were not associated with publication US origin was significantly associated with publication (P = 0.043, Fisher's Exact Test) Multi‐center status was not associated with publication
Notes	Gynecology/obstetrics ‐ urogynecology Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included only abstracts from podium and oral poster sessions.
Search for publications?	Yes	Searched 1 database and contacted abstract authors.
Follow‐up time?	No	The meeting had 36 months follow‐up.
Matching?	Unclear	Matching criteria not reported.
Adjustment for confounding?	No	Examined association of positive results, US origin and multi‐center status with publication using stratified analysis and Fisher's Exact or Mann‐Whitney U tests.