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. 2022 Nov 19;14(11):e31672. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31672

Table 1. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria.

No      Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
1 Papers published in the English language. Papers not published in the English language.
2 Papers relevant to the research question. Papers irrelevant to the research question.
3 Papers published on humans. Papers published on animals; gray literature; unpublished literature.
4 Papers available in full text. Papers that are not available in full text.
5 Papers focusing on the adult population (those over the age of 18). Papers focusing on the pediatric population (18 years and under).
6 Observational studies, reviews, and meta-analyses are included.  Case reports, letters, expert opinions, and animal studies were excluded.