Methods |
Identification of subsequent full‐length publications
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Data |
Included 197 abstracts presented at the 2010 Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Thoracic Society, American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Psychiatric Association, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and American College of Rheumatology meetings
Included all abstracts of systematic reviews except those of animal studies
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Comparisons |
Proportion of abstracts published, overall and by meeting
Median time to publication, overall and by meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published, overall and by meeting
Oral versus poster presentation
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Outcomes |
105 of 197 abstracts published
5/8 abstracts presented at Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting, 17/25 at the American Thoracic Society meeting, 15/34 at the American Society of Hematology meeting, 28/57 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, 2/8 at the American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting, 3/7 at the American Psychiatric Association meeting, 17/32 at the American Heart Association meeting, 5/8 at the American Diabetes Association meeting, and 13/18 at the American College of Rheumatology meeting published
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Proportion of abstracts published by time
Median time to publication = 14.0 months (IQR = 6.6 to 20.1 months), overall
Median time to publication = 12.3 months (IQR = 6.5 to 22.9 months) for 2010 Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting
Median time to publication = 15.9 months (IQR = 9 to 23.4 months) for 2010 American Society of Hematology meeting
Median time to publication = 15.9 months (IQR = 11.9 to 22.9 months) for 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting
Median time to publication = 10.0 months (IQR = 5.5 to 14.5 months) for 2010 American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting
Median time to publication = 17.4 months (IQR = 0.3 to 26.4 months) for 2010 American Psychiatric Association meeting
Median time to publication = 10.9 months (IQR = 4.2 to 19.6 months) for 2010 American Heart Association meeting
Median time to publication = 11.8 months (IQR = 7.6 to 20 months) for 2010 American Thoracic Society meeting
Median time to publication = 8.2 months (IQR = 2.7 to 20.2 months) for 2010 American Diabetes Association meeting
Median time to publication = 5.7 months (IQR = 4.7 to 20.8 months) for 2010 American College of Rheumatology meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 53.3% (105/197 abstracts), overall
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 62.5% (5/8 abstracts) for 2010 Infectious Diseases Society of America meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 44.1% (15/34 abstracts) for 2010 American Society of Hematology meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 49.1% (28/57 abstracts) for 2010 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 25.0% (2/8 abstracts) for 2010 American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 42.9% (3/7 abstracts) for 2010 American Psychiatric Association meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 53.1% (17/32 abstracts) for 2010 American Heart Association meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 68.0% (17/25 abstracts) published for 2010 American Thoracic Society meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 62.5% (5/8 abstracts) for 2010 American Diabetes Association meeting
Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 72.2% (13/18 abstracts) for 2010 American College of Rheumatology meeting
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Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included
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Notes |
Other clinical specialties ‐ rheumatology, endocrinology ‐ diabetes, cardiology, psychiatry, anesthesiology, oncology, hematology, thoracic medicine, infectious diseases
Reported not receiving funding
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Risk of bias |
Item |
Authors' judgement |
Description |
Sampling method? |
Yes |
Included all abstracts that described specific study design with reasonable exception, so low risk of bias. |
Search for publications? |
No |
Searched only 1 database. |
Follow‐up time? |
No |
All meetings only had 36 months follow‐up. |
Matching? |
Unclear |
Matching criteria not reported. |
Adjustment for confounding? |
No |
Examined association of meeting and type presentation with publication using stratified analysis. |