Table 2.
Characteristics of each guideline, including scope and developers
| Developers/stakeholders | Scope | Consensus | Search Database (evidence) | Search Period | Reviewed/Endorsed by | Quality assessment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia- South |
3 Doctors 2 others |
C E RF D R A F S | – | – | SA Health Safety and Quality Strategic Governance Committee | ||
| Australia- Queensland |
1 Obstetrics and gynaecology doctor 1 midwife |
C E RF P D R A F S (FGM) |
– | – | – | – |
Queensland Clinical Guidelines Steering Committee Statewide Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Network (Queensland) |
| Austria |
10 Obstetrics and gynaecology doctors 1 surgeon 1 midwife |
C E RF P D R F S |
DELPHI | – | Up to 30 Nov 2011 | – | – |
| Canada | 2 Doctors | C E RF P D R A F S | – |
Cochrane Medline Embase |
May 2011 | Clinical Practice-Obstetrics &Family physician advisory committees | Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care |
| Denmark- 2015 |
3 Trainee speciality doctors 2 midwives 4 residents 1 consultant 2 physicians |
C E RF P D | – |
Cochrane Pubmed |
Upto Nov 2014 | 2 × Midwife (1 associate professor), Clinical Associate Professor | – |
| Denmark- 2019 |
1 Midwife 1 physio 1 gastroenterology surgeon 13 others (assumed obstetrics and gynaecology doctors) |
C E RF D R A F S | – |
Cochrane Up-to-date Medline Pubmed |
Depending on section. For updates to sections, searched from 2010 (prev version of guideline). Some sections no limit | Discussed at obstetrical guideline meeting, Annual meeting of Urogynaecological Society and Gynaecological Guideline meeting | Hierarchical classification of evidence for each recommendation |
| Germany |
14 Urogynaecology doctors 1 midwife 1 surgeon (coloproctologist) |
C E RF P D R F S | – |
Pubmed Medline +Secondary literature |
Austrian + Publications in English and German between Nov 2011 and Jan 2014 | – | – |
| Ireland | 2 Obs and gynae doctors | C E D R F S | – |
Cochrane Medline Embase |
June 2001-Dec 2011 | 3 Doctors, 1 GP, 2 × physiotherapist | – |
| Mexico |
4 obs and gynae doctors 1 family medicine doctor |
C RF P D R | – |
Cochrane Pubmed |
Last 5 years | 2 Obstetrics and gynaecology doctors | Analysed hierarchical classification of evidence from each guideline used to formulate recommendations |
| The Netherlands |
4 Gynaecologists 1 gastroenterologist 1 physio 1 midwife 1 radiologist 1 surgeon 1 epidemiologist Women with OASIs/increased risk of OASI |
RF P D F S | – |
Cochrane Medline Embase |
Upto May 2013 | 1 × information specialist | AGREE II instrument |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 Doctors | C RF P D | – | – | June 2016 | 1 × doctor | – |
| UK | 5 Obstetrics and gynaecology or urogynaecology doctors | C E RF P D R F S | – |
Cochrane Medline Embase |
2006–2014 | 4 Obstetrics and gynaecology doctors | Clinical Governance Advice No. 1 Development of Green-Top Guidelines |
| USA | ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics in collaboration with 2 doctors | C E RF P D R F S | – |
Cochrane Medline Internal resources and documents |
Jan 1985-March 2018 | – | US Preventive Services Task Force |
Index
- = not reported, C = classification, E = epidemiology, RF = risk factors, P = preventative measures, D = diagnosis, R = repair, A = analgesia, F = follow-up,
S = subsequent birth