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. 2022 Jun 30;14(6):e26460. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26460

Table 3. Quality Assessment of the Included Studies .

RCT, randomized clinical trial.

Study Type Quality Assessment Tool Used Summary Appraisal-Quality Level
Bryant et al. 2012 [13] Retrospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa High quality (low risk)
Briley et al. 2014 [14] Prospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa High quality (low risk)
Chalouhi et al. 2015 [15] Retrospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa High quality (low risk)
Harvey et al. 2017 [5] Retrospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa High quality (low risk)
Kodan et al. 2020 [9] Retrospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa Some concerns
Wetta et al. 2013 [16] Secondary analysis of RCT Cochrane risk of bias High quality (low risk)
Reime et al. 2012 [17] Retrospective cohort Newcastle Ottawa High quality (low risk)
Thepampan et al. 2021 [18] Retrospective case-control Newcastle Ottawa Some concerns