Cohort Studies Evaluatio

Romanov
Quality Assessment Groth et
Categories a et al;
Criteria al; 2020
2020
Representativeness of the
exposed cohort * *
Selection of the non-exposed cohort
* *
Selection
Ascertainment of exposure
* *
Outcome of interest not present at
the start of study - *
Comparability
Study controls for surgical
procedure types * *
Study controls for other factors
* *
Assessment of outcome
* *
Outcome Sufficient follow-up time
* *
Adequacy of follow-up
* *
AHRQ Standard Good Good

Study
tudies Evaluation with Newcastle-Ottawa Scale
Robison Bretschneid
Cortieu et Ajao et Berger et Guerin et Liu et al;
et al; er et al;
al; 2019 al.; 2021 al; 2022 al; 2021 2019
2022 2022

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Cohort Studies Eval

Selection

Study Representativ Selection of

eness of the the non-
exposed exposed
cohort cohort

Romanova et al;
2020
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Groth et al; 2020 * *
Cortieu et al;
2019 * *
Ajao et al.; 2021
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Robison et al;
2022
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Berger et al; 2022
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Guerin et al; 2021
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Bretschneider et
al; 2022 * *
Liu et al; 2019
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Hua et al; 2023 * *
Cohort Studies Evaluation with Newcastle-Ottawa Scale
Selection Comparability Outcome
Study
Outcome of
controls for Study
Ascertainmen interest not Assessment Sufficient Adequacy of
surgical controls for
t of exposure present at the of outcome follow-up time follow-up
procedure other factors
start of study
types

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Standards

Good
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Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good

Good