First author [ref.] | Risk of bias | Applicability bias | |||||
Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | Flow and timing | Patient selection | Index test | Reference standard | |
Reddy [30] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Vargas [31] | – | +/– | +/– | – | + | + | + |
Ha [32] | + | +/– | +/– | – | + | + | + |
Caws [35] | + | + | – | + | + | + | + |
Ha [36] | + | + | – | + | + | + | + |
Makamure [37] | +/– | + | +/– | + | + | + | + |
Moore [38] | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Oberhelman [39] | – | +/– | – | + | + | + | + |
Shah [40] | + | +/– | +/– | + | + | + | + |
Solomon [41] | +/– | + | + | +/– | + | + | + |
+: authors’ judgement positive, low risk of bias or applicability concern; +/–: authors’ judgement neutral, unclear risk of bias or applicability concern; –: authors’ judgement negative, high risk of bias or applicability concern.