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. 2013 Jun 1;187(11):1259–1266. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201304-0726ST

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   X
 Used GRADE to describe quality of evidence X  
Generation of recommendations    
 Used GRADE to rate the strength of recommendations X  

Definition of abbreviation: GRADE = Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; PRISMA1 = Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, version 1.