Legend: NA= not applicable. PT= prospective trial. RCT = randomized
controlled trail RCS = retrospective case study. Symbols: satisfactory
(●), partly satisfactory (○), or unsatisfactory (-). Inclusion: high
Directness of Evidence.
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