Radioactive Iodine Ablation Can Reduce the Structural Recurrence Rate of Intermediate-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Methodological quality assessment (risk of bias) of included studies by Newcastle–Ottawa scale.

References	Selection	Comparability	Outcome/exposure	Total score
Chow et al. [23]	★★★★	★✰	★★★	8
Kim et al. [22]	★★★★	★✰	★★★	8
Durante et al. [21]	★★★★	★★	★★★	9
Moon et al. [20]	★★★★	★✰	★★★	8
Neuhold et al. [19]	★★★★	★✰	★★★	8
Creach et al. [18]	★★★★	★★	★★★	9
Kim and Kim [17]	★★★★	★★	★★★	9
Xue et al. [16]	★★★★	★★	★✰★	8

A total of nine items were extracted, and each item was scored one “star.” The total scores ranged from 0 to 9.