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Winograd 1993 (Continued)<br />

Blinding (per<strong>for</strong>mance bias and detection<br />

bias)<br />

All outcomes<br />

Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)<br />

All outcomes<br />

High risk Only blinding of baseline <strong>assessment</strong>s<br />

Low risk Intention-<strong>to</strong>-treat analysis<br />

Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk No a priori documentation could be found<br />

<strong>to</strong> judge this item<br />

Other bias Low risk No evidence <strong>to</strong> suggest selection, attrition<br />

or per<strong>for</strong>mance bias<br />

Baseline outcome measurements similar Low risk Baseline measurements similar<br />

Baseline characteristics similar Low risk Baseline characteristics similar<br />

Study protected against contamination Unclear risk Mobile consultation team. Potential <strong>for</strong><br />

contamination of routine ward practices<br />

exists.<br />

ADL: activities of daily living<br />

CCU: coronary care unit<br />

CGA: comprehensive <strong>geriatric</strong> <strong>assessment</strong><br />

ED: emergency department<br />

ESD: early supported discharge<br />

GEM: <strong>geriatric</strong> evaluation and management<br />

HIT: Home intervention team<br />

HMO: health maintenance organization<br />

ICU: intensive care unit<br />

ITU: intensive treatment unit<br />

LOS: length of stay<br />

MDT: multidisciplinary team<br />

Characteristics of excluded studies [ordered by study ID]<br />

Study Reason <strong>for</strong> exclusion<br />

Borok 1994 Controlled clinical trial of an inpatient <strong>geriatric</strong> consultation service<br />

Boult 1994 Controlled trial of outpatient <strong>geriatric</strong> evaluation and management<br />

Campion 1983 Controlled clinical trial of an interdisciplinary consultation service<br />

<strong>Comprehensive</strong> <strong>geriatric</strong> <strong>assessment</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>older</strong> <strong>adults</strong> <strong>admitted</strong> <strong>to</strong> hospital (Review)<br />

Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />

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