Study ID | Non-comparative | Comparative | Total Score | Study design | ||||||||||
MINORS criteria | Clearly stated aim | Inclusion of consecutive patients | Prospective Data Collection | Endpoints appropriate to study aim | Unbiased assessment of study endpoint | Follow-up period appropriate to study aim | <5% lost to follow-up | Prospective calculation of study size | Adequate control group | Contemporary groups | Baseline equivalence of groups | Adequate statistical analyses | ||
Quantitative Analysis |
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Angarita 2011 [26] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Avashia 2013 [27] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Bowen 2017 [28] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Cabaluna 2013 [29] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24/24 | RCT |
Chung 2015 [30] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Clayton 2012 [31] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Crawford 2016 [32] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Davis 2013 [33] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Decker 2012 [34] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Prospective cohort | ||||
Degnim 2013 [35] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24/24 | RCT |
Degnim 2014 [36] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24/24 | RCT |
Dikmans 2017 [37] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23/24 | RCT |
Drury 2016 [38] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Edwards 2014 [39] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Franchelli 2012 [40] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17/24 | RCT |
Fraser 2016 [41] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Gao 2010 [42] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12/16 | Retrospective cohort | ||||
Gulluoglu 2013 [43] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23/24 | RCT |
Gust 2013 [44] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14/16 | Retrospective cohort |