Critical appraisal:Averboukh F, Ziv Y, Kariv Y, Zmora O, Dotan I, Klausner JM, et al 2011 2

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Risk of bias assessment: cohort study

Subject selection
"New technology" group
Representative of eligible patients.
Comparison group
Representative of eligible patients
Comparability of groups on demographic characteristics and clinical features
Comparable
Measurement of outcomes
Outcome measures blind to technology used
No, but objective measures used
Same method of measurement used across comparison groups
Yes
Completeness of follow-up
Was follow-up complete and were all patients included in the analysis?
Yes (follow-up >95%) or survival analysis using all patients
Overall risk of bias
Low risk of bias Additional comments: Please replace this text and include any additional comments in regards to your risk of bias rating


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Article
Averboukh F, Ziv Y, Kariv Y, Zmora O, Dotan I, Klausner JM, et al. Colorectal carcinoma in inflammatory bowel disease: a comparison between Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. Colorectal Dis 2011 Nov;13(11):1230-5 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21689324.
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User:Cecilia.taing
Topic area
Guidelines:Colorectal cancer/Colonoscopy surveillance
Clinical question
Form
Form:Quality appraisal cohort
Outcomes
Duration of IBD (in years) before colorectal cancer diagnosis

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