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. 2020 Feb 19;2020(2):CD010722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010722.pub2

Martinez‐Sanchez 2015.

Study characteristics
Patient sampling  
Patient characteristics and setting 65 participants (mean age 63.8)
Geographical location: Spain
Index tests TCCD
Target condition and reference standard(s) Occlusion of MCA
Reference standard: CTA
Flow and timing Timing < 8 hours
Comparative  
Notes  
Methodological quality
Item Authors' judgement Risk of bias Applicability concerns
DOMAIN 1: Patient Selection
Was a consecutive or random sample of patients enrolled? Unclear    
Was a case‐control design avoided? Yes    
Did the study avoid inappropriate exclusions? Unclear    
    Unclear Unclear
DOMAIN 2: Index Test Index test
If a TCD/TCCD threshold was used, was it pre‐specified e.g. MFV thresholds ranging from ≥ 80 cm/s to ≥ 120 cm/s and ≥ 120 cm/s to ≥ 230 cm/s? Yes    
    Unclear Unclear
DOMAIN 3: Reference Standard
Is the reference standards likely to correctly classify the target condition? Yes    
    Unclear Unclear
DOMAIN 4: Flow and Timing
Was there an appropriate interval between index test and reference standard? Yes    
Were all patients included in the analysis? Yes    
    Low