Table 2.
Summary critical appraisal of cost-effectiveness analyses (n = 29)
| First author (year) | Costs and effects reported | Comparators excluded | Comparator exclusion justified | Appropriate incremental comparison | Adequacy of comparisons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rozenbaum (2010) | Incomplete | Probably not | NA | No | Inadequate |
| Rubin (2010) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Sohn (2010) | Complete | Probably | Justified | Yes | Adequate |
| Díez-Domingo (2011) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | Yes | Partial |
| Knerer (2011) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Newall (2011) | Incomplete | Probably not | NA | No | Inadequate |
| Robberstad (2011) | Complete | Probably not | NA | NA | Adequate |
| Tyo (2011) | Incomplete | Probably not | NA | No | Inadequate |
| Blank (2012) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| By (2012) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Earnshaw (2012) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Hoshi (2012) | Complete | Probably | Justified | Yes | Adequate |
| Hoshi (2013) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Klok (2013) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Lee (2013) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Wu (2013) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | Yes | Partial |
| Vemer (2014) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | Yes | Partial |
| Shiragami (2015) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Vučina (2015) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | Yes | Partial |
| Delgleize (2016) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Castiglia (2017) | Complete | Probably not | NA | NA | Adequate |
| Gouveia (2017) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Kuhlmann (2017) | Complete | Unclear | Unclear | No | Inadequate |
| Wilson (2018) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Zhang (2018) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Ansaldi (2020) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | Yes | Partial |
| Kim (2020) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Lu (2020) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Pugh (2020) | Complete | Probably | Unjustified | NA | Partial |
| Total | Three incomplete reporting | Twenty-three excluded comparators | Twenty-one unjustified choice of comparators | Four inappropriate incremental comparisons | Four adequate comparisons |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.