Table 2.
Quality assessment of the prospective and retrospective nonrandomized studies using Newcastle–Ottawa scale
| Study (year) | Selection | Comparability | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim et al. (2014)[19] | *** | * | *** |
| Manoj et al. (2018)[20] | *** | ** | *** |
| Shetty et al. (2018)[21] | *** | ** | *** |
| Yang et al. (2014)[22] | *** | * | *** |
| Chen et al. (2016)[23] | *** | * | *** |
| Özveri Koyuncu et al. (2019)[24] | *** | ** | *** |
| Pirpir et al. (2017)[25] | *** | ** | *** |
| Sohn et al.(2017)[26] | *** | * | *** |
*,**,***is the quality assessment score according to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale