A critical appraisal of urolithiasis clinical practice guidelines using the AGREE II instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument was developed to improve the methodological quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). High-quality guidelines can provide reliable recommendations for different clinical issues. Currently, there is no quality appraisal of CPGs for urolithiasis. This study evaluated the quality of evidence-based CPGs for urolithiasis and provided new insights into improving guideline quality on urolithiasis.

Methods

Systematic reviews were conducted to identify urolithiasis CPGs in PubMed, electronic databases, and websites of medical associations from January 2009 to July 2022. The quality of included CPGs was evaluated by four reviewers using the AGREE II instrument. Subsequently, the scores of

SUBMITTER: Zou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323444 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature