Research Article

Oral Application of Mother’s Own Milk for Reducing Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants: An Updated Meta-Analysis of RCTs

Table 2

Cochrane risk-of-bias assessment tool 2 (ROB-2) for randomized controlled trials.

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Alvarez, 2020HighSome concernsLowLowLowSome concerns
Aggarwal, 2021LowSome concernsLowLowLowLow
Chen, 2021LowLowLowLowLowLow
Ferreira, 2019Some concernsLowLowLowLowLow
Glass, 2017Some concernsHighLowLowLowSome concerns
Lee, 2014LowLowLowLowLowLow
Ouyang, 2021LowLowLowLowLowLow
Rodriguez, 2011Some concernsSome concernsLowLowLowLow
Romano-Keeler, 2016HighSome concernsLowLowHighHigh
Sharma, 2019LowSome concernsLowLowSome concernsSome concerns
Sohn, 2015Some concernsSome concernsLowLowSome concernsSome concerns
Sudeep, 2022LowLowLowLowLowLow
Zhang, 2017LowLowLowLowLowLow

(1) Bias arising from the randomization process; (2) bias due to deviations from intended interventions; (3) bias due to missing outcome data; (4) bias in measurement of the outcome; (5) bias in selection of the reported result; (6) overall bias.