Intraoperative Use of Topical Retropharyngeal Steroids for Dysphagia after Anterior Cervical Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Results of equality evaluation of included trials.

Study (year)	Random sequence generation	Allocation concealment	Blindness	Withdrawal and lost visits	Modified Jadad scale
Dahapute 2020	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Describe	7
Ryan 2021	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Describe	7
Kim 2021	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Describe	7
Haws 2018	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Describe	7
Jekins 2018	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Unclear	6
Edwards 2016	Random grouping	Appropriate	Appropriate	Unclear	6
Lee 2011	Random grouping	Unclear	Unclear	Describe	5
Seddighi 2017	Random grouping	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	4
Grasso 2019	Random grouping	Unclear	Unclear	Unclear	4