From: Meta-analysis of subxiphoid approach versus lateral approach for thoracoscopic Thymectomy
Study | Quality indicators from the Newcastle-Ottawa scale | Score | ||||||||
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Selection | Comparability | Exposure/Outcome | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5a | 5b | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
Suda Takashi [13] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Hsu C-P [12] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |
Wang, H [15] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Yano Motoki [10] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Lu Qiang [9] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Zhang Louqian [8] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 |
Yong Tang [14] | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 |