Class of Recommendation: reflecting the extent of the treatment effect
| Class I | Benefit >>> Risk; Evidence and/or general agreement that a iven treatment or procedure is beneficial, usefull and efective |
| Class IIa | Benefit >> Risk; Conflicting evidence and/or a diversion of opinion about the benefit of the procedure, but the evidence supports that the treatment/procedure can help the patient; |
| Class IIb | Benefit ≥ Risk; Conflicting evidence and/or a diversion of opinion about the benefit of the procedure and, it is not well defined whether the treatment/procedure can help the patient; |
| Class III | Risk ≥ Benefit; Evidence or general agreement that the given treatment or procedure is not useful/effective, and in some cases may be harmful. |