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Table 2 The quality assessment of included studies by the Newcastle-Ottawa quality assessment form for cohort studies

From: Flexible and navigable suction ureteral access sheath versus traditional ureteral access sheath for flexible ureteroscopy in renal and proximal ureteral stones: a meta-analysis of efficacy and safety

study

Selection

Comparability

outcome

total

 

Representativeness of the exposed cohort

Selection of the non-exposed cohort

Ascertainment of exposures

Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study

Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis controlled for confounders

Assessment of outcome

Was follow up long enough for outcomes to occur?

Adequacy of follow up of cohort

 

Huang 2023

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

0

8

Zhang 2023

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8

Chen 2024

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

7

Uslu 2024

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

7

Ying 2024

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

7

Yu 2024

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

7

Hu 2025

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

8