Table 3

Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tool assessments of case series within the top 25 most-cited articles ordered by citation ranking.

JBI Assessment Categories	2. Devito et al (2010)	6. Lieberman et al (2006)	7. Pechlivanis et al (2009)	9. van Dijk et al (2015)	11. Keric et al (2017)	12. Barzilay et al (2006)	14. Khan et al (2019)	16. Schatlo et al (2015)	23. Kuo et al (2016)	24. Tian et al (2020)	25. Wolf et al (2001)
Clear inclusion criteria	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Reliable data collection	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Valid methodology for assessing outcomes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Consecutive series	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Inclusion of all possible participants/cases	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Relevant demographics reported	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Baseline clinical characteristics reported	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Clear description of outcomes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Study site/setting described	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Appropriate statistical analysis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Total Score (/10)	6	4	7	7	10	6	8	7	10	4	3