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. 2021 Mar 5;17(1):e1141. doi: 10.1002/cl2.1141
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "The newborns were randomized into two groups by a random‐generated (computer‐generated), predetermined number table"
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "All doctors, nurses, laboratory staff, and parents are blind to the randomized allocation"
Less likely that allocation was revealed
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) Low risk Quote: "All doctors, nurses, laboratory staff, and parents are blind to the randomized allocation"
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) Low risk Quote: "All doctors, nurses, laboratory staff, and parents are blind to the randomized allocation"
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) Low risk Minimal loss to follow up
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Authors seem to report all the relevant outcomes
Other bias Low risk No other risk of bias was noted