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Table 3 Limitations in individual studies with respect to study design and data collection

From: A systematic review of neonatal treatment intensity scores and their potential application in low-resource setting hospitals for predicting mortality, morbidity and estimating resource use

Study

Study type*

Participants†

Outcome(s)‡

Predictors§

Sample size||

Missing data¶

Georgieff,1989 [40]

-

-

+

+

+

?

Gray,1992 [19]

-

-

+

+

?

+

Davies,1995 [33]

+

+

+

+

+

?

Eriksson,2002 [34]

-

-

+

+

+

+

Zupancic,2002 [35]

-

+

?

+

+

?

Mendes,2006 [36]

-

-

+

+

+

+

Rojas,2011 [37]

-

-

+

+

+

?

Oygur,2012 [38]

+

-

+

+

+

-

Shah,2015 [32]

+

-

+

+

?

+

Wu,2015 [39]

+

-

+

+

+

?

  1. + Limitation present
  2. - No limitation
  3. ? Not reported therefore unclear risk of bias
  4. Limitation present if (based on CHARMS criteria):
  5. * Data collection not prospective
  6. † Not all eligible neonates recruited resulting in risk of selection bias
  7. ‡ Risk of measurement error in determining outcome status
  8. § Risk of measurement error in determining predictor status
  9. || Sample size less than the recommended
  10. ¶ Missing data causing risk of bias