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

Daluiski 1998.

Methods Identification of subsequent full‐length publications

  • Searched electronic database

    • PubMed, Melvyl MEDLINE PLUS from January 1991 to June 1997

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Searched by all authors and keywords

    • Matched abstract to full‐length publication by

      • Sample size

      • Contents

      • Methodology

      • Results 
Data

  • Included 888 abstracts presented at the 1991, 1992, and 1993 Orthopaedic Research Society meetings

  • Included all abstracts
Comparisons

  • Proportion of abstracts published, overall and by meeting

  • Median time to publication, overall and by meeting

  • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published by meeting

  • Subspecialty
Outcomes

  • 463 of 888 abstracts published

  • 147/296 abstracts presented at the 1991 meeting, 162/296 at the 1992 meeting, and 153/296 at the 1993 meeting published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time

    • Median time to publication = 20 months

    • Median time to publication for 1991 Orthopaedic Research Society = 18 months

    • Median time to publication for 1992 Orthopaedic Research Society = 23 months

    • Median time to publication for 1993 Orthopaedic Research Society = 20 months

    • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 72 months showed proportion published = 24% (71/296 abstracts) for 1991 Orthopaedic Research Society meeting

    • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 60 months showed proportion published = 30.1% (89/296 abstracts) for 1992 Orthopaedic Research Society meeting

    • Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 54 months showed proportion published = 27% (80/296 abstracts) for 1993 Orthopaedic Research Society meeting

  • No factors other than meeting year and subspecialty related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes

  • Orthopedics/orthopedic surgery

  • Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts.
Search for publications? Yes Searched 2 databases.
Follow‐up time? Yes All meetings had at least 48 months follow‐up.
Matching? Yes Matched by 4 different criteria.
Adjustment for confounding? No Examined association of meeting year and subspecialty with publication using stratified analysis and Chi2 tests.