Table 2. Quality assessment for non-randomized trials.

Quality assessment for non-randomized trials	Zhong et al.[8] 2019
A clearly stated aim	2
Inclusion of consecutive patients	2
Prospective data collection	0
Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study	2
Unbiased assessment of the study endpoint	2
A follow-up period appropriate to the aims of study	2
Less than 5% loss to follow-up	2
Prospective calculation of the sample size	0
An adequate control group 2 Contemporary groups	2
Baseline equivalence of groups	2
Adequate statistical analyses	2
Total score	20