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ERCP-Related Adverse Events in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 5

Risk of bias of case-control study using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale.

SelectionComparabilityExposure
Adequacy of case definitionRepresentativeness of casesSelection of controlsDefinition of controlsComparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysisAscertainment of exposureSame method of ascertainmentNonresponse rate

Koskensalo (2020)NR

NR, not relevant. Asterisks indicate the star rating according to the Newcastle-Ottawa scale for cohort studies. A study can be awarded a maximum of 4 stars for selection, 2 stars for comparability, and 3 stars for the outcome.