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Table 2 Bias Assessment for Individual Studies

From: The use of inhaled antibiotic therapy in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia and tracheobronchitis: a systematic review

Study

Selection Bias

Performance Bias

Detection Bias

Attrition Bias

Reporting Bias

Conflict of Interest

Hallal, et al. (2007) [9]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Unclear

Palmer et al. (2008) [12]

Low

Low

Low

High

Low

High

Rattanaumpawan et al. (2010) [14]

Unclear

High

Unclear

Low

Low

Low

Lu et al. (2011) [10]

Unclear

High

High

Low

Low

Low

Niederman et al. (2012) [11]

Low

High

High

High

High

High

Palmer et al. (2014) [13]

Low

Low

Low

Low

Low

Unclear