| Factor |
OQAQ Score(mean ± SD) |
P-value |
QUOROM Score(mean ± SD) |
P-value |
| Location (N) |
|
|
|
|
| Europe (161) |
24.0 ± 2.3 |
|
14.3 ± 2.6 |
|
| United States (90) |
23.0 ± 2.9 |
0.003 |
13.5 ± 2.7 |
0.01 |
| Canada (46) |
24.7 ± 1.8 |
0.06 |
15.2 ± 1.7 |
0.02 |
| Australia/Asia (49) |
24.9 ± 2.1 |
0.02 |
15.3 ± 2.1 |
0.01 |
| Africa (1) |
25 |
0.67 |
15 |
0.78 |
| Multiple (24) |
22.9 ± 3.2 |
0.05 |
13.6 ± 3.3 |
0.23 |
| South America (2) |
24.5 ± 0.7 |
0.75 |
15 ± 1.4 |
0.69 |
| Anesthesiology journal |
23.8 ± 2.3 |
|
12.5 ± 2.3 |
|
| Non-anesthesiology journal |
24.0 ± 2.6 |
0.46 |
14.8 ± 2.6 |
<0.001 |
| Surgical intervention (N) |
|
|
|
|
| Multiple surgeries/general anesthesiology (139) |
23.8 ± 2.2 |
|
14.1 ± 2.6 |
|
| Obstetrics/gynecology (30) |
23.8 ± 2.3 |
0.95 |
14.7 ± 2.1 |
0.23 |
| General surgery (5) |
24.6 ± 1.8 |
0.50 |
16.2 ± 1.3 |
0.08 |
| Cardiothoracic surgery (34) |
24.4 ± 2.1 |
0.23 |
14.4 ± 2.2 |
0.53 |
| Orthopedic surgery (8) |
24.8 ± 2.5 |
0.31 |
15.0 ± 1.6 |
0.34 |
| Vascular surgery (9) |
23.2 ± 3.2 |
0.48 |
14.6 ± 2.4 |
0.61 |
| Pain medicine (133) |
23.9 ± 2.8 |
0.86 |
14.3 ± 2.8 |
0.51 |
| ENT (6) |
23.8 ± 3.1 |
1.00 |
13.5 ±3.2 |
0.58 |
| Other (9) |
21.8 ± 1.7 |
0.10 |
13.8 ± 2.5 |
0.79 |
| First author anesthesiologist |
24.1 ± 2.1 |
|
14.1 ± 2.3 |
|
| First author non-anesthesiologist |
23.7 ± 2.8 |
0.18 |
12.4 ± 2.8 |
0.28 |
ENT = Ear, Nose, and Throat