English to Dutch Medical Medical (general) ICF

"The analysis for adverse event code, device relatedness, procedure relatedness and seriousness were based on the adjudication results of a physician consultant who was not an investigator in the study. If any adverse event was adjudicated as a serious adverse event, it was analyzed as a serious adverse event regardless if it was collected on the “Serious Adverse Event Form” or not." Ik begrijp niet zo goed wat hier wordt bedoeld met "adjudicated". Beschouwd?