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. 2011 Dec 7;2011(12):CD009052. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009052.pub2

Williamson 1999.

Methods Randomised clinical trial.
Participants Country: United Kingdom. 
 Sample size: 28. 
 Post‐randomisation drop‐out(s): 3 (10.7%). 
 Revised sample size: 25. 
 Females: 13 (46.4%). 
 Mean age: 49 years. 
 Piggyback: not stated. 
 Conventional: not stated. 
 Cadaveric donor: not stated. 
 Live donor: not stated. 
 Inclusion criteria: 
 1. Adult patients with liver disease or undergoing liver transplantation (only liver transplantation patients were included in this review).
Interventions The patients were randomised to the following groups. 
 Group 1: intervention (n = 12). 
 Further details: solvent detergent treated fresh frozen plasma. 
 Group 2: control (n = 13). 
 Further details: standard fresh frozen plasma.
Outcomes The outcomes reported were blood transfusion requirements.
Notes Attempts were made to contact the author in September 2011. 
 
 Reason for post‐randomisation drop‐out(s): protocol violation (3).
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Low risk Quote: "Assignment was accomplished by the opening of a previously allocated, computer‐generated, randomly numbered envelope".
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Quote: "Assignment was accomplished by the opening of a previously allocated, computer‐generated, randomly numbered envelope".
Comment: Further details were not available.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Comment: This information was not available.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes High risk Comment: There were post‐randomisation drop‐outs.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) High risk Comment: Important outcomes were not reported.
Vested interest bias High risk Quote: "Supported in part by Octapharma AG (Vienna, Austria)".