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. 2021 Nov 25;375:e066045. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-066045

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.