Table 1 Study Quality Assessment
From: Quality of life after emergency laparotomy: a systematic review
| Â | Witte et al. 2022 [22] | Alder et al. 2021 [8] | Purcell et al. 2021 [13] | Saunders et al. 2021 [14] | Tolstrup et al. 2019 [15] | Kwong et al. 2018 [19] | Li et al. 2017 [16] | Jeppesen et al. 2016 [20] | Boer et al. 2007 [17] | Joneja et al. 2004 [18] | Scheingraber et al. 2002 [21] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QOL is compared between groups | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
The point of follow up is defined prospectively | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Response rates > 75% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Characteristics of non-responders given | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Validated QOL instrument | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Mean values reported | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Consent/ethical approval is described | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pre and post-operative QOL is measured | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Missing data imputation stated | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accounts for confounding factors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Selection criteria are formulated | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
TOTAL SCORE (out of 11) | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |