Table 3 Quality assessment of Case series studies
Author | Quality assessment of case series | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Consecutive selection of patients? | Were outcomes measured in an objective way? | Were confounders identified and controlled? | Was follow up sufficiently long and complete | |
Aglietti et al. (2007) | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
Bach et al. (2009) | Yes | ? | No | Yes |
Bankes et al. (2003) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Howell et al. (2013b) | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Longstaff et al. (2009) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Rienmüller et al. (2012) | Yes | ? | No | Yes |