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Table 1 Risk of bias of studies included.

From: The effect and safety of preoperative biliary drainage in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma: an updated meta-analysis

ROBINS-I

Yulong Cai

Timothy J. Kennedy

XuFeng Zhang

Jun-Jie Xiong

O. Farges

Karolina Maria Wronka

A. Ferrero

C.H.Su

S.Q.Li

Dario Ribero

R.W. parks

Sander Dinant

E.E. Hanafy

G. Ercolani

M.F. Gerhards

Dong Chen

Bias due to confounding

L

S

L

L

L

M

S

S

C

L

M

S

L

S

M

L

Bias in selection of participants into the study

L

L

L

L

M

L

S

L

L

L

L

L

L

S

L

L

Bias in measurement of interventions

L

L

L

L

M

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

Bias due to departures from intended interventions

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

M

L

Bias due to missing data

L

S

L

L

M

M

L

L

L

M

M

M

M

L

L

L

Bias in measurement of outcomes

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

L

Bias in selection of the reported results

L

M

L

L

L

L

M

S

M

M

L

S

L

M

S

M

Overall

L

S

L

L

M

M

S

S

C

M

M

S

M

S

S

M

  1. ROBINS-Irisk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions, L low risk, M moderate risk, S serious risk, C critical risk