Table 2.
NOS scale quality assessment
| Author (Year) | Selection | Comparability | Outcomes | Quality score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verter (2021) [12] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Wang (2019) [24] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Kim (2019) [3] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Neal (2015) [25] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Neal (2011) [26] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Neal (2009) [27] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Mao (2019) [28] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Halazun (2008) [29] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Erstad (2020) [30] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Neofytou (2014) [31] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Peng (2017) [32] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Zeman (2013) [33] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 8 |
| Giakoustidis (2015) [34] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Wu (2016) [35] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Hamada (2020) [21] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Zhang (2012) [36] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Weiner (2018) [37] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
| Tohme (2015) [38] | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★★ | 7 |
★: 1 point