Table 2.
Results of guideline quality evaluation.
| Included literature | Percentage of standardization by domain | ≥60% of the number of fields | ≥30% of the number of fields | Recommended level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope and purpose | Participants | Rigor of formulation | Clarity of presentation | Usefulness of the guide | Editorial independence | ||||
| Madden (8) | 100 | 60.4 | 87.5 | 90.4 | 66.7 | 100 | 6 | 6 | A |
| Sandroni (6) | 100 | 95.2 | 83.9 | 93.8 | 54.2 | 83.3 | 5 | 6 | B |
| Nolan (7) | 95.2 | 96.4 | 92.8 | 87.5 | 85.7 | 66.7 | 6 | 6 | A |
| Cariou (9) | 76.4 | 82.5 | 93.4 | 78.7 | 89.4 | 73.1 | 6 | 6 | A |
| Nolan (24) | 96.1 | 95.8 | 94.7 | 90.2 | 89.6 | 79.3 | 6 | 6 | A |
| Geocadin (25) | 98.8 | 61.9 | 73.2 | 87.5 | 54.2 | 87.5 | 5 | 6 | B |
| Donnino (26) | 83.3 | 90.4 | 72.9 | 94.4 | 41.7 | 81.2 | 5 | 6 | B |