Table 2.
Circumstances to develop a Rapid Guideline
| Scenarios | Mediana | IQRa |
|---|---|---|
| Emergent epidemic of an infectious disease | 7 | 7–7 |
| Management/control of biological, chemical or radioactive hazards | 7 | 6.2–7 |
| Management of infectious diseases by MDR organisms in hospitals/ICU |
5 | 4–6 |
| New evidence: infectious diseases | 6 | 6–7 |
| New evidence: neglected diseases | 6 | 5–6.7 |
| Diagnostic tests | 3 | 3–5 |
| New evidence for chronic diseases | 3 | 2–5.7 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | 4.5 | 2–6 |
ICU Intensive-care unit, IQR Interquartile range, MDR Multidrug-resistant
aAgreement measured through a Likert scale from 1 to 7; Strongly Agreed (7), Agreed (6), Somewhat Agreed (5), Neither Agreed or Disagreed (4), Somewhat Disagreed (3), or Disagreed (2), Strongly Disagreed (1)