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Table 2 Quality of studies using MINORS criteria

From: Intraoperative monitoring of visual evoked potentials in patients undergoing transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenoma: a systematic review

Study (year)

Clearly stated aim

Inclusion of consecutive patients

Prospective collection of data

Endpoints appropriate to the aim of the study

Unbiased assessment of the study endpoint

Follow-up period appropriate to the aim of the study

Loss to follow up less than 5%

Prospective calculation of the study size

An adequate control group

Contemporary groups

Baseline equivalence of groups

Adequate statistical analysis

TOTAL

Feng et al. (2019) [18]

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

12/16

Qiao et al. (2019) [19]

2

0

1

2

1

2

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

10/16

Toyama et al. (2018) [20]

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

12/16

Nishimura et al. (2018) [21]

2

1

2

1

1

1

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

10/16

Kurozumi et al. (20187) [22]

1

2

1

2

1

1

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

10/16

Luo et al. (2015) [23]

2

2

1

1

1

2

1

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

10/16

Kamio et al. (2014) [7]

2

2

2

1

0

2

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

11/16

Houlden et al. (2014) [9]

1

0

2

1

2

1

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9/16

Chung et al. (2012) [24]

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

13/16

Sasaki et al. (2010) [6]

2

0

2

1

0

2

2

0

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

9/16

Chacko et al. (1996) [25]

2

0

2

2

0

0

2

0

2

2

2

2

16/24

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