Table 4 Quality assessment of case reports using the Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal tools
Study | Miller J. 2019 [22] | Giesenhagen et al. 2018 [19] | Tekin et al. 2011 [29] | Stevenes et al. 2010 [28] | Peñarrocha et al. 2005 [25] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Were patient´s demographic characteristics clearly described? | + | + | + | + | + |
Was the patient’s history clearly described and presented as a timeline? | + | − | − | − | + |
Was the current clinical condition of the patient on presentation clearly described? | + | + | + | + | + |
Were diagnostic tests or assessment methods and the results clearly described? | − | + | ? | + | + |
Was the intervention or treatment procedure clearly described? | + | + | + | + | + |
Was the post-intervention clinical condition clearly described? | + | + | + | + | + |
Were adverse events (harms) or unanticipated events identified and described? | + | + | + | + | + |
Does the case report provide takeaway lessons? | − | + | + | + | + |