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. 2023 Oct 27;12(6):514–525. doi: 10.21037/acs-2023-adw-0098

Table 2. NOS for risk of bias assessment in included studies.

Studies Selection
(maximum four stars)
Comparability
(maximum two stars)
Outcome
(maximum three stars)
Total
Gasser et al. *** ** 5
Huckaby et al. *** ** *** 8
Liu et al. ** ** * 5
Li et al. *** ** *** 8
Norton et al. *** ** *** 8
Rios et al. ** * 3
Sabashnikov et al. ** ** ** 6
Suzuki et al. *** ** *** 8
Yousef et al. *** ** *** 8
Conway et al. *** *** 6
Friedrich et al. *** ** *** 8
Fukui et al. **** ** *** 9
Chen et al. *** ** *** 8
Santamaria et al. *** ** *** 8
Hirata et al. ** * ** 5

Total scores greater or equal to six were considered moderate to good quality. NOS, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.