Development of a quality assessment scale for retrospective clinical studies in pediatric surgery

A meta-analysis comparing side to end with colonic J-pouch formation after anterior resection for rectal cancer

“…The outcome variables extracted from these trials are shown in Table 4. The methodological quality of included trials is explained comprehensively in Tables 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 [26][27][28][29].…”

Staple versus fibrin glue fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated according to the published guideline of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and Rangel et al [23,28]. The included studies scored from 10 to 13, indicating fair quality of each study (Table 1).…”

“…Methodological quality of included studies, adapted from the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network[23] and Rangel et al[28] Total 21; less than 8, poor quality; 8-14, fair quality; 15 or more, good quality…”

Reassessing the Methods of Medical Record Review Studies in Emergency Medicine Research

“…1,2 Although medical record review studies make up 25% of all scientific studies published in peer-reviewed, emergency medicine journals and 53% of emergency medical services studies, there are no universally accepted standards for conducting or reporting them. 1,[3][4][5] In this article, we use a definition of medical record as a document containing patient-focused medical information.…”