First author, year | Minors scale |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Total |
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Ducic 2016 [6] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
Kazimoglu 2009 [7] | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Keskin 2014 [12] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
Ozkoc 2004 [14] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
- Numbers 1ā12 in heading signified the following: 1 a clearly stated aim, 2 inclusion of consecutive patients, 3 prospective collection of data, 4 endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study, 5 unbiased assessment of the study endpoint, 6 follow-up period appropriate to the aim of the study, 7 loss to follow-up less than 5%, 8 prospective calculation of the study size, 9 an adequate control group, 10 contemporary groups; 11 baseline equivalence of groups, and 12 adequate statistical analyses