Table 3.
Guideline assessment according to the AGREE-II Instrument.
| Guideline organization or society | Scope and Purpose | Stakeholder Involvement | Rigor of development | Clarity and Presentation | Applicability | Editorial Independence | Mean domain scores (%) | Agreement between appraisers (Kappa 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (Australia & New Zealand) [13] |
66.6 | 63.8 | 57 | 61.1 | 69.4 | 75 | 65,4 | 0.63 (0.59 to 0.68) |
| The South African Society of Otorhinolaryngology- Head & Neck Surgery. (South Africa) [28] |
94,6 | 72.2 | 55 | 83.3 | 80.5 | 83 | 78,1 | 0.77 (0.63 to 0.87) |
| ENT-UK (UK) [22] | 100 | 70.5 | 59,5 | 88.8 | 91.6 | 83 | 82,2 | 0.92 (0.72 to 0.97) |
| NTSP – UK (National Tracheostomy Safety Project) (UK) [20] | 94,6 | 76.5 | 55 | 83.3 | 86.1 | 70.8 | 77,7 | 0.84 (0.77 to 0.90) |
| Canadian Society of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (Canada) [14] | 100 | 65 | 57 | 86.1 | 88.8 | 87.5 | 77 | 0.81 (0.69 to 0.89) |
| Societá Italiana di Otorinolaringologia e Chirurgia Cervico-Faciale (Italy) [26] | 100 | 62.2 | 52,3 | 83.3 | 82.1 | 75 | 75,8 | 0.73 (0.54 to 0.97) |
| Henry Ford Health System (USA) [17] | 94,6 | 72.2 | 52,4 | 83.3 | 86.1 | 70.8 | 76 | 0.77 (0.58 to 0.91) |
| The Michigan Critical Care Collaborative Network (USA) [18] | 94,6 | 66.6 | 55 | 80.5 | 83.3 | 70.8 | 75,1 | 0.75 (0.54 to 0.83) |
| American College of surgeons (USA) [16] |
66.6 | 69,4 | 50 | 61,1 | 77 | 75 | 66.5 | 0.84 (0.67 to 0.93) |
| University of California San Francisco (USA) [19] | 94,6 | 72.2 | 51.4 | 77 | 83.3 | 70.8 | 74.8 | 0.92 (0.73 to 0.99) |
| Spanish Society of Maxillofacial - Head & Neck Surgery. (Spain) [24] | 94,6 | 72.2 | 52.4 | 83.3 | 86.1 | 83 | 78.6 | 0.47 (0.39 to 0.56) |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (USA) [15] | 100 | 74.5 | 57 | 86.1 | 88.8 | 83 | 81.5 | 0.86 (0.71 to 0.96) |
| Spanish Society of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery (Spain) [23] | 100 | 72.2 | 52.4 | 86.1 | 88.8 | 81 | 80 | 0.71 (0.65 to 0.84) |
| British Laryngological Association (UK) [21] | 100 | 78.5 | 59.5 | 88.8 | 91.6 | 83 | 83.5 | 0.81 (0.71 to 0.89) |
| French Society of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. (France) [25] | 100 | 72.5 | 52.4 | 83.3 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 80.3 | 0.79 (0.71 to 0.93) |
| Division of ENT Surgery - University Of Cape Town (South Africa) [27] |
94,6 | 72.2 | 55 | 83.3 | 83.3 | 87.5 | 79,3.6 | 0.78 (0.69 to 0.84) |
| Singapore General Hospital (Singapore) [29] |
100 | 72.2 | 52,4 | 86.1 | 86.1 | 87.5 | 80,7 | 0.87 (0.72 to 0.96) |