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Table 5 The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for the included cohort studies

From: The management of perioperative pain in craniosynostosis repair: a systematic literature review of the current practices and guidelines for the future

Article

Cohort Studies

 

Selection

Comparability

Outcome

Quality Score

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Arts [29]

*

 

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

Reddy [32]

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Good

Kattail [14]

*

 

*

*

 

*

*

*

 

Tuncer [37]

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Good

Knackstedt [34]

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

*

Good

Chiaretti [10]

*

*

*

*

*

*

  

Good

Warren [31]

*

*

*

*

*

*

  

Good

Bracho [36]

*

*

*

*

*

*

  

Good

Bronco [30]

*

*

*

*

*

*

  

Good

Zubovic [33]

*

*

*

*

*

*

  

Good

  1. Selection: Q1. Representativeness of the exposure cohort? Q2. Selection of the non-exposure cohort? Q3. Ascertainment of exposure? Q4. Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of the study?
  2. Comparability: Q5. Comparability of cohort on the basis of the design or analysis?
  3. Outcome: Q6. Assessment of outcome? Q7. Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occure? Q8. Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts?