Rapid Eye Movement (REM) rebound on initial exposure to CPAP therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Table 4 Assessment of *quality of studies included in the systematic review

Study author	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Brillante et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Koo et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Kushida et al.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yaegashi et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Osuna et al.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Drake et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Verma et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Randerath et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Parrino et al.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Collard et al.	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yamashiro et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Lamphere et al.	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Aldrich et al.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Issa et al.	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

*Quality assessment of the included studies checklist from questions from National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 1–8:
1) Case series collected in more than one center?
2) Is the hypothesis/aim/objective of the study clearly described?
3) Are the inclusion and exclusion criteria clearly reported?
4) Is there a clear definition of the outcomes reported?
5) Were data collected prospectively?
6) Is there an explicit statement that patients were recruited consecutively?
7) Are the main findings of the study clearly described?
8) Are outcomes stratified?

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