Evaluation of the reporting quality of clinical practice guidelines on lung cancer using the RIGHT checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In recent years, the number of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for lung cancer has increased, but the quality of these guidelines has not been systematically assessed so far. Our aim was to assess the reporting quality of CPGs on lung cancer published since 2018 using the International Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Health Care (RIGHT) instrument.

Methods

We systematically searched the major electronic literature databases, guideline databases and medical society websites from January 2018 to November 2020 to identify all CPGs for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The search and extraction were completed using standardized forms. The quality of included guidelines was evaluated using the RIGHT statement. We present the results desc

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8264321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature