Table 1.
Quality assessment of included documents using the AGREE II tool
| Document developer | Scope and purpose (%) | Stakeholder involvement (%) | Rigor of development (%) | Clarity of presentation (%) | Applicability (%) | Editorial independence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guidelines (n = 19) | ||||||
| ASGE (2006) [28] | 61 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| BSG (2006) [29] | 58 | 44 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| FSDE (2006) [35] | 6 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 6 | 0 |
| AGA (2007) [22] | 36 | 36 | 10 | 64 | 4 | 0 |
| ASGH (2007) [37] | 11 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| SAGES (2009) [30] | 42 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| ASGE (2010) [32] | 53 | 39 | 27 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| GESA (2014) [20] | 53 | 25 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| DSRPGSA (2011) [19] | 69 | 28 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 0 |
| SSGE (2012) [33] | 58 | 28 | 43 | 61 | 10 | 0 |
| EC (2012) [40] | 67 | 58 | 82 | 78 | 44 | 100 |
| ASGE (2013) [26] | 64 | 50 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 42 |
| ASGE (2014) [21] | 56 | 31 | 11 | 58 | 2 | 33 |
| CCO (2013, 2014) [38, 39] | 94 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 38 | 100 |
| SSGE (2014) [31] | 36 | 33 | 20 | 64 | 15 | 0 |
| ESGE & ESGENA (2015) [24] | 58 | 42 | 66 | 75 | 10 | 38 |
| GSGDMD (2014) [36] | 69 | 56 | 73 | 72 | 6 | 83 |
| ASGE (2018) [27] | 36 | 36 | 30 | 61 | 15 | 0 |
| JAG (2019) [25] | 78 | 61 | 42 | 56 | 8 | 100 |
| Position Statements (n = 7) | ||||||
| CAG (2008) [47] | 39 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 2 | 0 |
| SGNA (2008) [41] | 17 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| ASGE (2009) [49] | 28 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 2 | 58 |
| ASGE, ACG, & AGA (2012) [42] | 11 | 14 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 0 |
| CSGNA (2015) [44] | 19 | 17 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| SGNA (2016) [46] | 33 | 25 | 6 | 36 | 13 | 0 |
| ISDE (2017) [48] | 44 | 11 | 31 | 83 | 25 | 50 |
ACG American College of Gastroenterology, AGA American Gastroenterological Association, ASGE American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, ASGH Austrian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, BSG British Society of Gastroenterology, CAG Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, CCO Cancer Care Ontario, CSGNA Canadian Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associations, DSRPGSA Danish Secretariat for Reference Programmes for Gastroenterology, Surgery and Anaesthetics, EC European Commission, ESGE European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, ESGENA European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Nurses and Associates, FSDE French Society of Digestive Endoscopy, GESA Gastroenterological Society of Australia, GSGDMD German Society for Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases, ISDE Italian Society of Digestive Endoscopy, JAG Joint Advisory Group, SAGES Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, SGNA Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates, SSGE Spanish Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy