Table 3. QUADAS-2 assessments for studies in adults.
Study | Risk of bias | Applicability concerns | |||||
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ADULTS | Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | Flow and timing | Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard |
Agostinis 2017 [34] | High | High | High | Unclear | High | Low | High |
Babasa 2019 [35] | Low | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear | Low | Low | Low |
Fentress 2020 [33] | High | High | Low | Unclear | High | Low | Low |
Montuori 2019 [9] | High | Unclear | High | High | Low | Low | High |
Wagih 2020 [36] | High | Unclear | High | High | High | Low | High |
Low = low risk/concern; High = high risk/concern; Unclear = unclear risk/concern.