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

Hajji 2016.

Methods Identification of subsequent full‐length publications
  • Searched electronic database

    • MEDLINE and PubMed in April 2015

    • Person completing search not reported

    • Searched by first and last author, and keywords

    • Matched abstract to full‐length publication by

      • One author

      • Contents

Data
  • Included 270 abstracts presented at 2006 to 2012 Société interdisciplinaire Francophone d’Uro‐dynamique et de Pelvi‐périnéologie meetings

  • Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published, overall and by meeting

  • Mean time to publication

Outcomes
  • 110 of 270 abstracts published

  • 14/22 abstracts presented at the 2006 meeting, 12/24 at the 2007 meeting, 24/56 at the 2008 meeting, 15/26 at the 2009 meeting, 18/42 at the 2010 meeting, 21/41 at the 2011 meeting, and 16/62 at the 2012 meeting published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time

    • Mean time to publication = 22 months (SD = 15)

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

Notes
  • Gynecology/obstetrics ‐ urogynecology

  • Funding not reported

Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts presented orally.
Search for publications? No Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time? Yes All meetings except the 2012 meeting had at least 48 months follow‐up.
Matching? Yes Matched by 2 different criteria.
Adjustment for confounding? No Examined association of meeting year with publication using stratified analysis.