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Table 6 The Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for the included case–control studies

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

Article

Case–Control Studies

Selection

Comparability

Exposure

Quality Score

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Cercueil [38]

    

*

    

Festa [39]

*

*

*

*

*

*

   
  1. Selection: Q1. Is the case definition adequate? Q2. Representativeness of the cases? Q3. Selection of controls? Q4. Definition of controls?
  2. Comparability: Q5. Comparability of cases and controls on the basis of the design or analysis?
  3. Outcome: Q6. Ascertainment of exposure? Q7. The same method of ascertainment for case and controls? Q8. Non-response rate?