Review Article

Elevated Preoperative Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated with Liver Transplantation: A Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Newcastle-Ottawa quality for included studies in this meta-analysis.

First author
and year [ref.]
Selection (score)Comparability (score)Outcome (score)Total score
Representativeness
of exposed
Selection of
nonexposed
Ascertainment
of exposure
No interest
before study
Study design
(cohort study)
Control for other
confounding factors
Assessment
of outcome
Follow-up time long
enough (>5 years)
Adequacy number
of  follow-ups (>80%)

Na 2014 [17]111111110 8
Shindoh 2014 [18]111011111 8
Xiao 2013 [19]111011111 8
Limaye 2013 [20]111110011 7
Motomura 2013 [21]111010111 7
Harimoto 2013 [22]111010011 6
Yoshizumi 2013 [23]111111111 9
Wang 2011 [24]111010111 7
Bertuzzo 2011 [25]111011011 7
Halazun 2009 [26]111011111 8