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Table 2 NOS scores

From: Risk factors for ninety-day readmission following cervical surgery: a meta-analysis

Study

Study design

Comparability

Exposure

Scores

Case definition

Case representativeness

Selection of Controls

Definition of Controls

Comparability of cases and controls

Ascertainment of exposure

Same methods of ascertainment for cases and controls

Non-response rate

Rumalla2017

 

 

6 stars

Rumalla2018

8 stars

Dial2019

 

 

6 stars

Goyal2019

 

7 stars

Elia2020

 

7 stars

Schafer2020

8 stars

Badiee2021

 

7 stars

  1. Rated 6–8 stars as high-quality literature