Research Article
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 |
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