Table 2.

Scoring of review (RE) articles.

Quality Measure	Question	Points
Clarity A	The review has a clearly stated hypothesis or purpose.	2
B	The authors provide sufficient background to put the results of the review into context.	1
C	The review can be understood by someone with general medical or public health training.	1
D	The authors use clear language and appropriate graphs, tables, and figures throughout the article.	1
Clarity Total	/ Out of max score 5
Design A	This is a formal meta-analysis or a systematic review that only includes studies with a control group.	3
B	There is a clear, reproducible method for the selection of studies included in this review.	2
C	Articles for this review were selected by at least two authors blinded to each other’s selection.	1
D	The data was aggregated and/or analyzed appropriately.	1
Design Total	/ Out of max score 7
Importance A	The review is not specific to one certain patient population but is broadly generalizable to a variety of settings.	2
B	The topic being reviewed is an important one, in that it advances the field of cardiac arrest research or care.	2
C	This is clearly relevant to the realm of cardiac arrest research or care.	1
Importance Total	/ Out of max score 5
Impact A	The findings or recommendations of this review appear to have applicability towards improving cardiac arrest research or care.	2
B	Practitioners* would likely change their practice if they were aware of this review.	2
C	The authors of this review raise interesting questions that may stimulate further research.	1
Impact Total	3 / Out of max score 5 *Practitioner: reader practicing in the category of the article (physician, epidemiologist, pharmacist etc.)