Table 3.
Appropriateness of recommendations with low quality evidence
Appropriateness | Type of recommendations | |
---|---|---|
Consensus approach | Evidence approach | |
ACC/AHA (n=504): | ||
Appropriate | 89 (45) | 209 (69) |
Inappropriate | 111 (56) | 95 (31) |
Totals (%) | 200 (100) | 304 (100) |
ASCO (n=404): | ||
Appropriate | 220 (75) | 102 (91) |
Inappropriate | 72 (25) | 10 (9) |
Totals (%) | 292 (100) | 112 (100) |
ACC/AHA=American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association; ASCO=American Society of Clinical Oncology.