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. 2018 Nov 20;2018(11):MR000005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.MR000005.pub4

Ciesla 2001.

Methods Identification of subsequent full‐length publications

  • Searched electronic database

    • PubMed to April 2001

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Searched by all authors, keywords, and content

    • Matched abstract to full‐length publication by

      • All author  

      • Title

      • Results

      • Introduction

      • Data
Data

  • Included 257 abstracts presented at the 1998 International Academy of Pathology ‐ United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, American Society of Cytopathology, and American Society of Clinical Pathologists/College of American Pathologists meetings

  • Included all abstracts related to cytopathology
Comparisons

  • Proportion of abstracts published, overall and by meeting

  • Mean time to publication

  • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published

  • Academic versus non‐academic affiliation

  • Subspecialty
Outcomes

  • 116 of 257 abstracts published

  • 38/66 abstracts presented at the International Academy of Pathology ‐ United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology meeting, 2/12 at the American Society of Clinical Pathologists/College of American Pathologists meeting, and 76/179 at the American Society of Cytopathology meeting published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time

    • Mean time to publication = 15.8 months (range = 2 to 26 months)

    • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 24 months showed proportion published = 21.8% (56/257 abstracts)

  • Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included

    • 83/241 abstracts originating from an academic center versus 2/16 abstracts not originating from an academic center published
Notes

  • Pathology ‐ cytopathology

  • Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts that described a specific topic, so low risk of bias.
Search for publications? No Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time? No The meeting only had 36 months follow‐up.
Matching? Yes Matched by 5 different criteria.
Adjustment for confounding? No Examined association of meeting, academic center origin and subspecialty with publication using stratified analysis.