Abdominal aortic aneurysm clinical practice guidelines: a methodological assessment using the AGREE II instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) provide evidence-based information on patient management; however, methodological differences exist in the development of CPGs. This study examines the methodological quality of AAA CPGs using a validated assessment tool.

Methods

Medline, EMBASE and online CPG databases were searched from 1946 to 31 October 2021. Full-text, English language, evidence-based AAA CPGs were included. Consensus-based CPGs, summaries of CPGs or CPGs which were only available on purchase were excluded. Five reviewers assessed their quality using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation II instrument. An overall guideline assessment scaled score of ≥80% was considered as the threshold to recommend CPG use i

SUBMITTER: Tan KHM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783818 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature