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World J Transplant. Dec 18, 2025; 15(4): 106444
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.106444
Published online Dec 18, 2025. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.106444
Table 4 Newcastle-Ottawa Scale quality assessment of included non-randomized studies
| Ref. | Type of study | Representativeness of the exposed cohort | Ascertainment of exposure | Selection of the non-exposed cohort | Outcome not present at start | Comparability of cohorts | Assessment of outcome | Sufficient follow-Up Time | Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts | Total score |
| Sganga et al[21] (2021) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Lewis et al[34] (2023) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Wu et al[18] (2024) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| D’Souza et al[10] (2016) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Reardon et al[22] (2018) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Vaikunth et al[19] (2019) | Retrospective cohort study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Vaikunth et al[20] (2024) | Dual-center retrospective study | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
- Citation: Shahzil M, Habiba U, Irfan MZ, Qureshi MA, Faisal MS, Kashif T, Qureshi AA, Ali H, Jahagirdar V, Vinayek R. Outcomes and complications of combined heart-liver transplantation in patients with failing Fontan physiology: A systematic review. World J Transplant 2025; 15(4): 106444
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v15/i4/106444.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.106444