Table 7.

Number of HTA step discrepancies associated with various acute hospital specialties

HTA step	Accident and emergency	Anaesthesia, pain and critical care	Children's specialties	Dentistry	Diagnostic services	Medical specialties	Obstetrics and gynaecology	Surgical specialties	Other
Step 1 – find the right guideline(s)	32	17	10	1	3	80	25	30	73
Step 2 – find all relevant information within the guideline(s)	13	6	5	1	3	52	18	23	34
Step 3 – read and correctly use all relevant information	24	7	12	0	2	44	12	21	42
Total	69	30	27	2	8	176	55	74	149

HTA hierarchical task analysis