Table 1 Classification of case reports and case series according to the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklist
Type of study | References | Yes | No | Unclear | Not applicable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n*/N† | % | n*/N† | % | n*/N† | % | n‡ | ||
Case report | Karwetzky et al. [41] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – |
Waggoner et al. [45] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Itthagarun et al. [46] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
Köymen et al. [64] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Suri et al. [47] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Yenisey et al. [48] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Gruber et al. [49] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
Altug-Atac et al. [50] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Ioannidou-Marathiotou et al. [51] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
Van Sickels et al. [44]# | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Akgun et al. [52] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Machorowska-Pieniążek et al. [53] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | – | – | 2/8 | 25.0% | – | |
Oblack et al. [66] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Priya et al. [54] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Fraiz et al. [55] # | 6/8 | 75.0% | 1/8 | 12.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Shah et al. [43] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Suja et al. [56] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Bergendal et al. [57] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Knobloch et al. [59] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
Celli et al. [15] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | |
Kuźniarski et al. [16] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
Yajing et al. [61] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
Ierardo et al. [62] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
Szemraj-Folmer et al. [63] | 7/8 | 87.5% | 1/8 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
Wimalarathna et al. [14] | 7/8 | 87.5% | – | – | 1/8 | – | – | |
Gonzaga Luiz et al. [42] | 8/8 | 100.0% | – | – | – | – | – | |
MAXIMUM | 8 | 100.0% | 1 | 12.5% | – | – | – | |
MINIMUM | 6 | 75.0% | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |
MEDIAN | 7 | 87.5% | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | |
Case series | Fotso. et al. [65] # | 6/10 | 60.0% | 4/10 | 40.0% | – | – | – |
Kościelska et al. [58] | 8/10 | 80.0% | 2/10 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
Schanbl et al. [60] | 8/10 | 80.0% | 2/10 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
MAXIMUM | 8 | 80.0% | 4 | 40.0% | – | – | – | |
MINIMUM | 6 | 60.0% | 2 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |
MEDIAN | 8 | 80.0% | 2 | 20.0% | – | – | – | |