Table 1:

Assessment of methodologic quality of the 11 included studies using criteria described by Murad et al⁷

Study	Selection	Ascertainment		Causality		Reporting
Study	Do the patients represent the whole experience of the investigator?^{^a}	Was the exposure adequately ascertained?	Was the outcome adequately ascertained?^{^b}	Were other alternative causes that may explain the observation ruled out?	Was follow-up long enough for outcomes to occur?^{^b}	Are the cases described with sufficient detail?
Weinberg et al⁸ 2020	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Pons et al⁶ 2020	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Saito et al⁹ 2020	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kuhn et al¹⁰ 2020	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Goland et al¹¹ 2019	NR	NR	Yes	No	No	No
Patel et al¹² 2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Brunet et al¹³ 2019	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

Note:—NR indicates not reported.
↵a This criterion was met if authors reported consecutive series of patients.
↵b Follow-up was considered sufficient if authors reported any delayed follow-up after the procedure in the form of telephone interviews, clinical examinations, or sonography evaluations of the distal radial artery.