Table 1.
Detailed quality assessment for the 19 studies included in the qualitative appraisal
| Author/year | Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | Flow and timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alam/2020 [38] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
| Alman/2012 [7] | ? | ? | ☺ | ☺ |
| Bollen/2001 [39] | ? | ? | ☹ | ? |
| Camargo/2016 [40] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
| De Sà Cavalcante/2019 [41] | ? | ☹ | ☹ | ? |
| Gungor/2016 [25] | ☹ | ? | ☺ | ? |
| Hwang/2017 [42] | ? | ☹ | ☺ | ☺ |
| Kavitha/2015 [44] | ? | ☹ | ☺ | ? |
| Kavitha/2016 [45] | ? | ☹ | ☺ | ? |
| Kayipmaz/2017 [43] | ? | ? | ☹ | ? |
| Koh/2012 [46] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
| Law/1996 [47] | ? | ? | ☹ | ? |
| Mostafa/2016 [48] | ☹ | ? | ☺ | ☺ |
| Oliveira/2013 [49] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
| Roberts/2013 [50] | ☹ | ☹ | ☺ | ☺ |
| Sindeaux/2014 [27] | ? | ? | ☺ | ☺ |
| Tosoni / 2006 [51] | ? | ☹ | ☺ | ☹ |
| Vijayalakshmi/2017 [52] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
| Yasar/2006 [53] | ? | ? | ☺ | ? |
☹high ☺risk; low risk; ? unclear risk