| Study design(s) targeted by the tool | Case reportscase-reports Case seriescase-series |
|---|---|
| Additional details on designs | NA |
| Tool area | Health |
| Link to the tool | Access the paper reporting the Murad tool |
Details | |
| Website | |
| Primary publication | Murad M, Sultan S, Haffar S, Bazerbachi F. Methodological quality and synthesis of case series and case reports. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2018;23(2):60-63. |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjebm-2017-110853 |
| Guidance document | |
| Training | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any training that should be listed here. |
| Language | English |
| Translations | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any translations that should be listed here. |
| Record last updated | 10/06/2026 |
Related tools and Publications | |
| Previous versions | None |
| Updated versions | None |
| Related tools | None |
| Evaluations | Paper reporting inter-rater agreement. Paper reporting concordance between human and GPT-4 in applying the Murad tool |
| Other publications | None known – please contact us if you are aware of any publications that should be listed here. |
Key Criteria | |
| Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality | Yes |
| Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias | No |
| Tool developed for use across topic areas (i.e. not developed for specific clinical area such as physiotherapy or dentistry) | Yes |
| Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores | Yes |
