• Paula Domínguez, María F Ossorio, Eduardo Cuestas, Norberto Giglio, Carlos Grandi, Facundo García-Bournissen, Santiago Vidaurreta, Jaime Altcheh, and Fernando Ferrero.
• Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Arch Argent Pediatr. 2016 Aug 1; 114 (4): 351-4.

ObjectiveTo estimate the proportion of abstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings that are fully-published and describe their design and factors that influence nonpublication.MethodsDescriptive and analytical study including all abstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings (1998-2011). One author per study was identified and asked to complete a survey on its design, publication and factors associated with non-publication.ResultsOut of 746 abstracts that were submitted, the authors of 522 (70%) completed the survey. Among these, 84.3% were observational studies and 15.7%, experimental; 34% had received funding. Two hundred and seventeen abstracts were published subsequently (41.5%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 37.3-45.9). Funded studies had better chances of being published (odds ratio [OR]: 2, 95% CI: 1.4-2.9, p 〈 0.001). Lack of time, insufficient sample size, and problems with funding were referred as the most common reasons for failure to publish.ConclusionsAmong allabstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings, 41.5% were fully published. Lack of time was the most common reason for unpublished studies.Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría.

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