Critical appraisal:Maurichi A, Miceli R, Camerini T, Contiero P, Patuzzo R, Tragni G, et al 2010 2
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Risk of bias assessment: cohort study
Subject selection
"New technology" group
- Highly selected or not described
Comparison group
- Highly selected or not described
Comparability of groups on demographic characteristics and clinical features
- Comparable
Measurement of outcomes
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
| High risk of bias | Additional comments: selection not described, objective measures, baseline comparable, all patients accounted for |
This appraisal has been completed.
- Article
- Maurichi A, Miceli R, Camerini T, Contiero P, Patuzzo R, Tragni G, et al. Pure desmoplastic melanoma: a melanoma with distinctive clinical behavior. Ann Surg 2010 Dec;252(6):1052-7 Available from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21107116.
- Assigned to
- User:Cecilia.taing
- Topic area
- Guidelines:Melanoma
- Clinical question
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