Table 1 Outcomes of Murad’s tool for methodological qualities assessment of case reports and case series [(1) Did the patient(s) represent the whole case(s) of the medical center? (2) Was the diagnosis correctly made? (3) Were other important diagnosis excluded? (4) Were all important data cited in the report? (5) Was the outcome correctly ascertained?]
From: Surgical management of upper limb lipoma arborescens: a systematic review
Studies | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nisolle et al. [22] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Levadoux et al. [23] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Kaneko et al. [24] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Doyle et al. [25] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Dinauer et al. [26] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Yildiz et al. [27] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Low |
In et al. [28] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Mayayo Sinués et al. [29] | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Low |
Chae et al. [30] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Hill et al. [37] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Benegas et al. [1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Silva et al. [31] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
White et al. [32] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Moderate |
Kim et al. [33] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Stepan et al. [14] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Mohammad et al. [34] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Moderate |
Beyth and Safran [2] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Lim et al. [35] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Paccaud and Cunningham [13] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Moderate |
Kawashima et al. [3] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |
Elamin et al. [36] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Low |