Table 2: Risk of Bias assessed by QUADAS-2.
Author Year Country Risk of Bias Applicability Concerns
Patient Selection Index Test Reference Standard Flow and Timing Patient Selection Index Test Reference Standard
Yang et.al 2009 China Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Esmaili et.al 2006 Iran Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Boskovic et.al 2014 Serbia Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Rastogi et.al 2009 India High Low Low Low Low Low Low
Russo et.al 2016 United States Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Tolia et.al 1986 United States Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Dehghani et.al 2006 Iran Low Low Low High Low Low Low
Mowat et.al 1976 UK Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Guelrud et.al 1991 Venezuela Low Low Low High Low Low Low
Faweya et.al 1991 Iran Unclear Low Low Low Low Low Low
Jensen et.al 2012 United States Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Yachha et.al 1996 India Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Park et.al 1997 S.Korea Low Low Low Low Unclear Low Low
Poddar et.al 2009 India Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Cox et.al 1987 United States Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Ferry et.al 1985 United States Low High Low High High Low Low
Hays et.al 1967 United States Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Lai et.al 1994 Taiwan Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Manolaki et.al 1983 UK Low Low Low Low Low Low Low
Wongsawasdi et.al 2008 Thailand Low Low Low Low Low Low Low