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. 2024 Nov 22;16(11):e74248. doi: 10.7759/cureus.74248

Table 8. Showing the quality appraisal of systematic reviews using the Amstar checklist.

Y: yes, N: no

Study Characteristic Su et al., 2022 [43] Wei et al., 2019 [44] Żyluk et al., [45]
Was an 'a priori' design provided? Y Y N
Was there duplicate study selection and data extraction? Y Y N
Was a comprehensive literature search performed? Y Y Y
Was the status of publication (i.e. grey literature) used as an inclusion criterion? Y Y Y
Was a list of studies (included and excluded) provided? N Y N
Were the characteristics of the included studies provided? Y Y N
Was the scientific quality of the included studies assessed and documented? Y Y Y
Was the scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions? Y Y Y
Were the methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate? Y Y Y
Was the likelihood of publication bias assessed? Y Y Y
Was the conflict of interest included? Y Y Y