From: Education in the placement of ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheters: a systematic review
Authors | Study type | Selection | Comparability* | Outcome | ||||||
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Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Selection of the non exposed cohort | Ascertainment of exposure | Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study | 1) Study controls for _______ (most important factor) | 1) Study controls for any additional factor | Assessment of outcome | Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur? | Adequacy of follow up for cohorts | ||
Bauman [61] | Cohort study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 3 | 1(★) | 4 |
Oakley [60] | Prospective observational study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 3 | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Feinsmith [52] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Schoenfeld [70] | Prospective observational study | 3 | 3 | 1(★) | 2 | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Blaivas [26] | Prospective observational study | 2(★) | / | 1(★) | / | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Desai [20] | Cross-sectional study | 2(★) | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 3 |
Partovi-deilami [62] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | On-call access team (★) | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Carrie [13] | Cross sectional study | 2(★) | / | 3 | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Adhikari [14] | Cross sectional study | 2(★) | / | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Oliveira [25] | Cross sectional study | 3 | / | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | 3 |
Erickson [45] | Prospective observational study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Ault [43] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 4 | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Stolz [42] | Prospective observational study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Gopala-singam [67] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | Apheresis patients (★) | / | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Chinnock [58] | Prospective observational study | 4 | / | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 4 | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Sou [64] | Cohort study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Good [47] | Cohort study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Shokoohi [21] | Cohort study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Panebianco [18] | Cohort study | 3 | / | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Maiocco [66] | Observational study | 3 | 2 | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Reeves [36] | Cohort study | 2(★) | ? | 1(★) | 2 | Difficult vein access (★) | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 4 |
Salleras-duran [17] | Not stated (cross-sections study) | 2(★) | 1(★) | 3 | 2 | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Vinograd [71] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 4 | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 2 | 3 |
Dargin [72] | Cross sectional study | 1(★) | / | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 2 | 2(★) |
Thorn [48] | Cohort study | 1(★) | 1(★) | 3 | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Galen [29] | Cohort/case control | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 2 | 2(★) |
Blick [73] | Observational study | 2 (★) | / | 1(★) | / | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Anderson [41] | Observational study | 1(★) | / | 2(★) | 2 | / | / | 3 | 1(★) | / |
Batten [33] | Cohort study | 3 | 2 | 2(★) | 1(★) | / | No previous Us experience (★) | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Ballard [28] | Cohort study | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |
Amick [30] | Prospective cohort study | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 2(★) |
Bortman [74] | Cohort study | 3 | 1(★) | 2(★) | 1(★) | / | / | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Kaganocskaya [75] | Quasiexperimental study (prospective cohort) | 3 | 1(★) | 1(★) | 2 | / | / | 2(★) | 1(★) | 1(★) |