Table 3.
Evaluation of methodological quality according to the design of the study (n = 11)
| Study | Methodological quality assessed | Total (% score yes) | Methodological quality | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q5 | Q6 | Q7 | Q8 | |||
| Barca I (2020) | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | U | Y | Y | 75% | High |
| Kang JJ, et al. (2020) | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | 62,50% | Moderate |
| Lee AKF (2020) | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | 75% | High |
| Shanti RM et al. (2020) | N | N | Y | U | Y | N | N | Y | 37,50% | Low |
| Al-Maweri SA (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Alves FA (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Crispo A et al. (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Kanatas A (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Kochhar AS (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Lopes MA (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
| Meurer MI (2020) | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | – | – | 83,33% | High |
Note: For Case Reports — (Q1) Were patient’s demographic characteristics clearly described? (Q2) Was the patient’s history clearly described and presented as a timeline? (Q3) Was the current clinical condition of the patient on presentation clearly described? (Q4) Were diagnostic tests or assessment methods and the results clearly described? (Q5) Was the intervention(s) or treatment procedure(s) clearly described? (Q6) Was the post-intervention clinical condition clearly described? (Q7) Were adverse events (harms) or unanticipated events identified and described? (Q8) Does the case report provide takeaway lessons?
For Text and Opinion — (Q1) Is the source of the opinion clearly identified? (Q2) Does the source of opinion have standing in the field of expertise? (Q3) Are the interests of the relevant population the central focus of the opinion? (Q4) Is the stated position the result of an analytical process, and is there logic in the opinion expressed? (Q5) Is there reference to the extant literature? (Q6) Is any incongruence with the literature/sources logically defended?
Abbreviations: N, no; U, unclear; Y, yes