Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Tool
Select Publications that used the Case Series Studies Quality Appraisal Checklist
The checklist has been used by researchers at IHE in HTA reports as well as by professionals in other organizations from various countries.
Listed in reverse chronological order and updated on March 3rd, 2016.
IHE Publications
- Institute of Health Economics. Hysteroscopic Tubal Sterilization. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2014.
Download IHE Report - Institute of Health Economics. Total prosthetic replacement of the temporomandibular joint: a rapid evidence assessment and economic analysis. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics; 2013.
Download IHE Report - Institute of Health Economics. StingrayTM catheter and guidewire for recanalization of coronary chronic total occlusions: A rapid evidence assessment. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2013.
Download IHE Report - Institute of Health Economics. Islet transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Edmonton AB: Institute of Health Economics. 2013.
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Other Select Publications
- Hennequin-Hoenderdos NL, Slot DE, Van der Weijden GA. The incidence of complications associated with lip and/or tongue piercings: a systematic review. International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2016 Feb;14(1):62-73.
Link to PubMed - Ako-Arrey DE, Brouwers MC, Lavis JN, Giacomini MK; AGREE-HS Team. Health systems guidance appraisal-a critical interpretive synthesis. Implementation Science : IS. 2016 Jan 22;11(1):9.
Link to PDF - Petersen NK, Jørgensen AW, Ovesen T. Prevalence of various etiologies of hearing loss among cochlear implant recipients: Systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Audiology. 2015;54(12):924-932.
Link to PDF - Kisser A & Kirisits A. Endovascular embolization of unruptured intracranial aneurysms with flow diverters. Decision Support Document No. 83; 2015. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment.
Link to PDF - Csapo R, Alegre LM. Effects of Kinesio(®) taping on skeletal muscle strength-A meta-analysis of current evidence. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 2015 Jul;18(4):450-6.
Link to PDF - Fischer S, Zechmeister-Koss I, Charpentier E. Intrastromal corneal implants for ectatic corneal disorders. Decision Support Document No. 85; 2015. Vienna: Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Health Technology Assessment.
Link to PDF - De Bruijn KM, van Eijck CH. New-onset diabetes after distal pancreatectomy: a systematic review Annals of Surgery. 2015 May;261(5):854-61.
Link to PDF - Ost P, Bossi A, Decaestecker K, De Meerleer G, Giannarini G, Karnes RJ, Roach M 3rd, Briganti A. Metastasis-directed therapy of regional and distant recurrences after curative treatment of prostate cancer: a systematic review of the literature. European Urology. 2015 May;67(5):852-63.
Link to PDF - Hedner J, Ejnell H, Grote L, Liljegren A, Sjögren P, Svedmyr P, Wikberg Adania U, Jivegård L. Hypoglossal nerve stimulation (HGNS) for treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea. Göteborg: Västra Götalandsregionen, Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset, HTA-centrum; 2015. Regional activity-based HTA 2015:78.
Link to PDF - Lin HH, Liao SF, Wu CF, Li PC, Li ML. Outcome of frozen elephant trunk technique for acute type A aortic dissection: as systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine. 2015 Apr;94(16):e694.
Link to PDF - Slessor D, Hunter S. To be blunt: are we wasting our time? Emergency department thoracotomy following blunt trauma: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Mar;65(3):297-307.
Link to PubMed - EUnetHTA. Balloon Eustachian tuboplasty for the treatment of Eustachian tube dysfunction. Pilot ID: SB-13 Version 5.0 February 2015.
Link to PDF - Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health. Perceval S Sutureless Valve for Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review of the Clinical Effectiveness, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness. January 2015.
Link to PDF - Baños-Álvarez E, Martínez-Férez IM, Molina-López T. Dilatación con balón en disfunciones de la trompa de Eustaquio. Elena Baños Álvarez, Sevilla: Agencia de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias de Andalucía (AETSA), 2015.
Link to PDF - St-Onge M, Dubé PA, Gosselin S, Guimont C, Godwin J, Archambault PM, Chauny JM, Frenette AJ, Darveau M, Le Sage N, Poitras J, Provencher J, Juurlink DN, Blais R. Treatment for calcium channel blocker poisoning: A systematic review. Clinical Toxicology. 2014 Nov;52(9):926-44.
Link to PDF - Clark M, Black J, Alves P, Brindle C, Call E, Dealey C, Santamaria N. Systematic review of the use of prophylactic dressings in the prevention of pressure ulcers. International Wound Journal. 2014 Oct;11(5):460-71.
Link to PDF - Gurgacz SL, Lambert RS, Vogan A, Cooter R, Mutimer K, Maddern G. Breast prosthesis implantation for reconstructive and cosmetic surgery: a rapid review. Australia: Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures -Surgical (ASERNIP-S). ASERNIP-S report no. 81. 2013.
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