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. 2025 Mar 6;17:19. doi: 10.1186/s13089-025-00422-8

Table 2.

The Newcastle–Ottawa scale scores

Author, year Study design NOS score
Selection Comparability Outcome
Fukuda et al. [21] Retrospective, single-center observational study 2 1 1

The NOS score is an aggregate score derived from three distinct domains: Selection (with a maximum of 4 points), Comparability (with a maximum of 2 points), and Outcome (with a maximum of 3 points)

NOS Newcastle–Ottawa Scale