Reviewer's report
Title:Meta-analysis of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation versus Ethanol
Injection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Version: 1Date:21 January 2009
Reviewer: Franco Brunello
Reviewer's report:
No major compulsory revision
Minor essential revisions:
page 2 line 13 -14 by instead of with
line 24 in terms of better....
page 3 line 6 HCC can be offered instead of offers
line 20 about instead of as to
line 26 of the relevant references was made...(inversion of the verb)
page 4 line 2 related instead of relating
line 8 selected studies (not located)
page 5 line 9 by instead of with (two times)
page 6 line 13 -14 by instead of with
page 7 line 18 in RFA group vs PEI
page 8 line 3 has instead of had
page 8 line 7 data are not data is
line 9 higher than that...
line 12 this istead of its
line 29 and we are confident that the majority...
page 9 line 21 in terms of better
Discretionary revisions: the authors could explain that the health policy in
different countries is different and the mean Hospital stay and the costs of RFA
versus PEI are not easily comparable. In fact in Europe PEI is performed as
ambulatory or Day Hospital service whereas in Japan PEI is offered during
Hospital staying.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interest.
Reviewer's report
Title:Meta-analysis of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation versus Ethanol
Injection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Version: 1Date:21 January 2009
Reviewer: Franco Brunello
Reviewer's report:
No major compulsory revision
Minor essential revisions:
page 2 line 13 -14 by instead of with
line 24 in terms of better....
page 3 line 6 HCC can be offered instead of offers
line 20 about instead of as to
line 26 of the relevant references was made...(inversion of the verb)
page 4 line 2 related instead of relating
line 8 selected studies (not located)
page 5 line 9 by instead of with (two times)
page 6 line 13 -14 by instead of with
page 7 line 18 in RFA group vs PEI
page 8 line 3 has instead of had
page 8 line 7 data are not data is
line 9 higher than that...
line 12 this istead of its
line 29 and we are confident that the majority...
page 9 line 21 in terms of better
Discretionary revisions: the authors could explain that the health policy in
different countries is different and the mean Hospital stay and the costs of RFA
versus PEI are not easily comparable. In fact in Europe PEI is performed as
ambulatory or Day Hospital service whereas in Japan PEI is offered during
Hospital staying.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interest.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Meta-analysis of Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation versus Ethanol
Injection in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Version: 1Date:21 January 2009
Reviewer: Franco Brunello
Reviewer's report:
No major compulsory revision
Minor essential revisions:
page 2 line 13 -14 by instead of with
line 24 in terms of better....
page 3 line 6 HCC can be offered instead of offers
line 20 about instead of as to
line 26 of the relevant references was made...(inversion of the verb)
page 4 line 2 related instead of relating
line 8 selected studies (not located)
page 5 line 9 by instead of with (two times)
page 6 line 13 -14 by instead of with
page 7 line 18 in RFA group vs PEI
page 8 line 3 has instead of had
page 8 line 7 data are not data is
line 9 higher than that...
line 12 this istead of its
line 29 and we are confident that the majority...
page 9 line 21 in terms of better
Discretionary revisions: the authors could explain that the health policy in
different countries is different and the mean Hospital stay and the costs of RFA
versus PEI are not easily comparable. In fact in Europe PEI is performed as
ambulatory or Day Hospital service whereas in Japan PEI is offered during
Hospital staying.
Level of interest: An article whose findings are important to those with closely
related research interests
Quality of written English: Needs some language corrections before being
published
Statistical review: Yes, but I do not feel adequately qualified to assess the
statistics.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interest.
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