Table 6 Summary of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) quality assessment [19]
From: Diagnostic indicators of non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Lead author/study | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.10 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 | 2.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dickman [31] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | N/A | ++ |
Bautista [32] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | N/A | ++ |
Fass [33] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | ++ |
Pandak [34] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | PA | PA | + |
Kim [35] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | PA | PA | ++ |
Xia [36] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | ++ |
Kushinir [37] | WC | WC | AA | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | N/A | PA | + |
Lacima [38] | WC | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Cooke [39] | WC | AA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Bovero [40] | WC | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Romand [41] | WC | AA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Abrahao [42] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | ++ |
Ho [29] | WC | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | PA | WC | + |
Kim [24] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | ++ |
Hong [25] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | ++ |
Netzer [26] | WC | AA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | PA | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Mousavi [27] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | ++ |
Singh [28] | WC | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | AA | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Lam [30] | WC | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Achem [43] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | AA | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Demiryoguran [48] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | ++ |
Foldes-Busque [49] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | AA | WC | NA | WC | N/A | ++ |
Kujipers [47] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | ++ |
Katerndahl [51] | WC | AA | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | ++ |
Fleet [50] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | ++ |
Stochkendahl [44] | WC | WC | WC | NA | WC | WC | PA | WC | WC | NA | NA | WC | WC | + |
Manchikanti [46] | WC | WC | WC | WC | PA | PA | WC | WC | WC | WC | PA | PA | WC | + |
Bosner [45] | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | WC | AA | WC | WC | AA | WC | WC | ++ |