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Conducting a quality assessment for systematic review

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Retrospective cohort study

The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was employed in both cohort and case-control

studies to assess the severity of the condition. The NOS is now being evaluated, which is

currently underway. Affirmation has been provided for its content validity and inter-rater

reliability. A study is now being conducted to determine its criterion validity in contrast to more

extensive but time-consuming scales, as well as its intra-rater reliability. An evaluation strategy

for assessing the construct validity of the NOS is being developed, taking into account the

theoretical link of the NOS to external criteria as well as the internal structure of the NOS

components (Löfving et al. 2018).

Randomized Controlled Trial

It was decided to apply the Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Methodology Checklist

developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which contains 11

quality elements for cross-sectional research. When it comes to non-randomized interventional

research, the Methodological Index for Non-Randomized Studies (MINORS) is an effective tool,

while the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ) methodological checklist is

appropriate for cross-sectional studies. Prevalence studies are appraised, and primary prevalence

studies are conducted. We may also give a current version of or assistance in developing tools to

analyze prevalence studies, if needed. This paper presents a comprehensive set of items

classified by domains that can be used to guide the appraisal of prevalence studies, the conduct

of primary prevalence studies, and the updating or development of tools to evaluate the results of

prevalence studies. The items are organized into four categories. It may be necessary to

reevaluate iron supplementation parameters in order to achieve optimal iron sufficiency status. It

is possible that this trend reflects discrepancies in iron supplementation between our institution
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and other newborn units (German et al. 2019). These findings demonstrate that high-dose enteral

iron supplementation has a positive effect on the iron status of preterm newborns.
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References

German, K., Vu, P. T., Irvine, J. D., & Juul, S. E. (2019). Trends in reticulocyte hemoglobin

equivalent values in critically ill neonates, stratified by gestational age. Journal of

Perinatology, 39(9), 1268-1274.

Löfving, A., Domellöf, M., Hellström-Westas, L., & Andersson, O. (2018). Reference intervals

for reticulocyte hemoglobin content in healthy infants. Pediatric research, 84(5), 657-

661.