Table 2: Quality score of preclinical studies.
Quality score criterion | % studies meeting the criterion |
Publication in a peer-reviewed journal | 100.00 |
Temperature control | 71.05 |
Avoided neuroprotective anesthetics | 21.05 |
Compliance with animal welfare | 85.53 |
Random assignment | 53.95 |
Blinded assessment of outcomes | 55.26 |
Allocation concealment | 5.26 |
Conflicts of interest statement | 32.89 |
Animals with comorbidities | 5.26 |
Sample size calculation | 1.32 |