| AGREE | Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation Tool |
| CPG | Clinical Practice Guidelines |
| CPGR | Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation |
| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis |
| MeSH | Medical Subject Headings |
| PICAR | Population, Intervention, Comparator, Attributes of CPG and Recommendations |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| U&E | Urea and Electrolytes |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |