A critical appraisal of the quality of adult musculoskeletal ultrasound guidelines using the AGREE II tool: an EuroAIM initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Our aim was to evaluate the quality of published guidelines on musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK-US) for adults.

Methods

Between June and July 2016, we conducted an online search for MSK-US guidelines, which were evaluated by four independent readers blinded to each other using the AGREE II tool. A fifth independent reviewer calculated scores per each domain and agreement between reviewers' scores using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).

Results

Five guidelines were included in this appraisal. They were published between 2001 and 2014. Our appraisal showed intermediate results, with four out of five guidelines scoring "average" as overall quality. Domain 1 (scope and purpose) achieved the highest result (total score = 71.1% ± 18.7%). Domain 6 (edit

SUBMITTER: Messina C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5621989 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature