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Shengmai Injection, a Traditional Chinese Patent Medicine, for Intradialytic Hypotension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The methodological quality of included studies.
 ABCDEFGHIJKLTotal +/12Total −/12Total ?/12
Zhao et al. 1999 [38]??−−?−−??+++345
Liu and Su 2010 [39]??−−?−−?++++444
Zhou 2007 [40]??−−?−−??+++355
Zheng et al. 2009 [41]??−−?−−?++++444
Jiang et al. 2006 [42]??−−?−−?++++444
Lv and Liu 2009 [43] ??−−?−−?++++444
Wang 2008 [44]??−−?−−?++++444
Yu 2009 [45]??−−?−−?++++444
Cao et al. 2007 [46]??−−?−−?++++444
Li 2001 [47]??−−?+−?++++534
A: adequate sequence generation; B: concealment of allocation; C: blinding (patient); D: blinding (investigator); E: blinding (assessor); F: incomplete outcome data addressed (ITT analysis); G: incomplete outcome data addressed (dropouts); H: free of selective reporting; I: similarity at baseline; J: cointerventions constant; K: Compliance acceptable; L: timing outcome assessments similar. +: Yes, −: No, ?: unclear.