Study characteristics: title, authors' name, year of publication, study design, number of sinus floor elevations (SFE).
Subgroup analyses adjusting for year of publication, study design, and severity of illness did not change the results.
The authors, date and country of publication, study type, patient group, outcomes and key results of these papers have been represented in a table.
Table 2 Summary of studies assessing CMV disease in ICU patients Year of publication Study Study design Patient population Patients no.
The following data were extracted: 1. Study characteristics: title, authors' name, year of publication, study design, number of sinus floor elevations (SFE) 2.
For each included study, information on author, year of publication, study sample, study design, country, study period, and findings were noted.
Two studies reported the same experimental data, one in the form of an industry study report (study E) and the other as a peer-reviewed publication (study F).
A systematic review was conducted using articles published nationally between 2001 and 2011 in the databases SciELO, Lilacs and VHL Adolec Brazil, according to the year of publication, study design, participants and subject area or topic.
Study characteristics such as year of publication, study population, mean age, level of evidence, graft choice, type of surgical technique, and follow-up duration were extracted and collected by two reviewers, and checked by a third.
Data were extracted regarding year of publication, study intervention (e.g. anaesthetic agent, instrumentation or distension media), assessment of patient anxiety and, in the latter case, tools used for measurement.
Data was extracted in duplicate by two reviewers (ASA and MA) on the following items: year of publication, study design, materials, method measurements, age, sample size, treatment period, force applied, amount of reduction of open bite, mandibular rotation obtained, improvement of facial morphology gained, side effects, and author's conclusions, among others.
