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Table 1 Key items for framing the aim, search strategy, and study inclusion and exclusion criteria for review, in accordance with the PICOTS guidance

From: Establishment and validation of risk prediction model to predict intravenous immunoglobulin-resistance in Kawasaki disease based on meta-analysis of 15 cohorts

Item

Definition

Population

Patients with KD were identified

Intervention

The model was prospectively used to predict non-response to IVIG in Kawasaki disease from January 2020 to May 2023 to distinguish children with non-response to IVIG in Kawasaki disease.

Comparator

Alternative studies were not considered

Outcomes

Any clinical outcome reported by the IVIG resistance in children with KD

Timing

Before initiation of treatment with IVIG for children with KD

Setting

Patients diagnosed as showing KD in hospital or medical center/institution

  1. KD: Kawasaki disease