Table 4.6Quality Assessment for studies reporting tumour related complications

No of studiesDesignLimitationsInconsistencyIndirectnessImprecisionOther considerationsQuality
Tumour Related Complications
6observational studiesserious1no serious inconsistencyserious2no serious imprecisionnoneVery Low
Haemorrhage
4observational studiesserious1no serious inconsistencyserious2no serious imprecisionnoneVery Low
Peritonitis and Fistula
2observational studiesserious1no serious inconsistencyserious2no serious imprecisionnoneVery Low
1

Studies included in the systematic review were retrospective studies and consisted of both comparative and non-comparative studies

2

with some studies describing only the results of initial chemotherapy included in the systematic review, no information on treatment sequence was provided by these studies.

From: 4, Management of Metastatic Disease

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