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. 2023 Sep 22;15(9):e45784. doi: 10.7759/cureus.45784

Table 2. AMSTAR criteria.

AMSTAR, A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews

                           AMSTAR Criteria   IA Cree et al., 2017 [33]   JD Merker et al., 2018 [34]   Ocana A et al., 2016 [35
Priori design provided YES YES YES
Duplicate study selection, data extraction present YES YES YES
Comprehensive literature search performed YES YES YES
Was the status of publication used as inclusion criteria YES YES YES
A list of inclusion and exclusion studies provided YES NO YES
Characteristics of inclusion studies provided YES YES YES
Quality of inclusion studies included and documented NO NO NO
Quality of inclusion studies used appropriately in forming conclusions NO NO NO
Appropriate methods used to combine studies YES YES YES
Likelihood of publication bias assessed NO YES YES
Conflict of interest included YES YES NO
The final score assigned 8/11 8/11 8/11