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)". |