Table 1.
Classification of case reports and case series according to the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist
| Type of study | References | Yes | No | Unclear | Not applicable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n*/N† | % | n*/N† | % | n*/N† | % | n‡ | ||
| Case report | Karwetzky et al. [41] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
| Waggoner et al. [45] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Itthagarun et al. [46] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Köymen et al. [64] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Suri et al. [47] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Yenisey et al. [48] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Gruber et al. [49] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| Altug-Atac et al. [50] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Ioannidou-Marathiotou et al. [51] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Van Sickels et al. [44]# | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Akgun et al. [52] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Machorowska-Pieniążek et al. [53] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | – | – | 2/8 | 25.0% | – | |
| Oblack et al. [66] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Priya et al. [54] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Fraiz et al. [55] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Shah et al. [43] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Suja et al. [56] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Bergendal et al. [57] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Knobloch et al. [59] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| Celli et al. [15] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
| Kuźniarski et al. [16] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Yajing et al. [61] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| Ierardo et al. [62] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| Szemraj-Folmer et al. [63] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| Wimalarathna et al. [14] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | – | – | |
| Gonzaga Luiz et al. [42] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
| MAXIMUM | 8 | 100.0% | 1 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
| MINIMUM | 6 | 75.0% | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |
| MEDIAN | 7 | 87.5% | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |
| Case series | Fotso. et al. [65] # | 6/10 | 60.0% | 4/10 | 40.0% | – | – | – |
| Kościelska et al. [58] | 8/10 | 80.0% | 2/10 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
| Schanbl et al. [60] | 8/10 | 80.0% | 2/10 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
| MAXIMUM | 8 | 80.0% | 4 | 40.0% | – | – | – | |
| MINIMUM | 6 | 60.0% | 2 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
| MEDIAN | 8 | 80.0% | 2 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
*The number of Joanna Briggs Institute checklist sub-items for each case report, case series evaluated as “Yes,” “No,” and “Unclear”
†Total number of sub-items applicable to the case report/case series
‡Number of sub-items not applicable to the case report/case series
#Case report or case series whose percentage of “Yes” does not exceed the median value