Table 1:

Methods Checklist

	Yes	No
Panel assembly
• Included experts for relevant clinical and nonclinical disciplines	X
• Included individual who represents the views of patients and society at large		X
• Included a methodologist with appropriate expertise (documented expertise in conducting systematic reviews to identify the evidence base and the development of evidence-based recommendations)		X
Literature review
• Performed in collaboration with librarian		X
• Searched multiple electronic databases	X
• Reviewed reference lists of retrieved articles	X
Evidence synthesis
• Applied prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria		X
• Evaluated included studies for sources of bias	X
• Explicitly summarized benefits and harms	X
• Used PRISMA1 to report systematic review		N/A
• Used GRADE to describe quality of evidence		N/A
Generation of recommendations
• Used GRADE to rate the strength of recommendations		N/A

Definition of abbreviations: GRADE = Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; N/A = not applicable; PRISMA1 = Preferred Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, version 1.

Note: Official ATS Statements are not required to report their literature search in accordance with the PRISMA statement or to report their evidence appraisal using the GRADE approach.