Table 4.
Critical Appraisal of the Selected Case Reports
| JBI Critical Appraisal Checklist for Case Reports* | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studies/Total Score | Were Patient’s Demographic Characteristics Clearly Described? | Was the Patient’s History Clearly Described and Presented as a Timeline? | Was the Current Clinical Condition of the Patient on Presentation Clearly Described? | Were Diagnostic Tests or Assessment Methods and the Results Clearly Described? | Was the Intervention(s) or Treatment Procedure(s) Clearly Described? | Was the Post-Intervention Clinical Condition Clearly Described? | Were Adverse Events (Harms) or Unanticipated Events Identified and Described? | Does the Case Report Provide Takeaway Lessons? |
| Beldon, P. (2012)/(5/8)1 | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
| Parnham, Copson, and Loban (2020)/(6/8)10 | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
Notes: *Checklist reproduced from: Moola S., Munn Z, Tufanaru C et al. Chapter 7: Systematic reviews of etiology and risk. In: Aromataris E, Munn Z, editors. JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. JBI; 2020. Available from: https://synthesismanual.jbi.global.22
Abbreviations: Y, yes; N, no; U, unclear.