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Table 1 Quality score of included studies

From: Can dexmedetomidine be a safe and efficacious sedative agent in post-cardiac surgery patients? a meta-analysis

Study included

Newcastle-Ottawa Scale*

  

1

2

3

4

5A

5B

6

7

8

1

Herr (2003)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

2

Anger (2010)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

3

Yapici (2010)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

4

Barletta (2009)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

5

Maldonado (2009)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

6

Dasta (2006)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

7

Aziz (2011)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

8

Shehabi (2009)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

9

Wunsch (2010)

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

10

Corbett (2005)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

11

Reichert (2011)#

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

  1. *1 indicates exposed cohort truly representative; 2, non-exposed cohort drawn from the same community; 3, ascertainment of exposure; 4, outcome of interest not present as start of study; 5A, cohort comparable on basis of sedation goal level; 5B, cohort comparable on other factor(s); 6, quality of outcome assessment; 7, follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur; and 8, complete accounting for cohorts. #For case-control study, 1 indicates cases independently validated; 2, cases are representative of population; 3, community control; 4, controls have no history of cardiac surgery; 5A, study control for sedation goal level; 5B, study controls for additional factor(s); 6, ascertainment of exposure by blinded interview or record; 7, same method of ascertainment used for cases and controls; and 8, non-response rate the same for cases and controls.
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