Sebel 2001.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database MEDLINE from January 1995 to December 1999 Search completed by investigator Searched by first, second, and third author Matching criteria not reported
Data	Included 581 abstracts presented at the 1995 International Anesthesia Research Society's Clinical and Scientific Congress meeting Included all abstracts
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published Mean time to publication Cumulative proportion of abstracts published
Outcomes	277 of 581 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time Mean time to publication = 15.6 months Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 54 months showed proportion published = 47.7% (277/581 abstracts) No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes	Anesthesiology Funding not reported Data extracted from abstract
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included all abstracts.
Search for publications?	No	Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time?	Yes	The meeting had 48 months follow‐up.
Matching?	Unclear	Matching criteria not reported.