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ArticleBMJ open2020

Protocol of an interdisciplinary consensus project aiming to develop an AGREE II extension for guidelines in surgery.

George A Antoniou, Dimitris Mavridis, Sofia Tsokani, Manuel López-Cano, Iván D Flórez, Melissa Brouwers, Sheraz R Markar, Gianfranco Silecchia, Nader K Francis, Stavros A Antoniou

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 10 institutions in 8 countries.

George A AntoniouDepartment of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Royal Oldham Hospital, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Group, Manchester, UK antoniou.ga@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8209-0406
Dimitris MavridisDepartment of Primary Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Sofia TsokaniDepartment of Primary Education, School of Education, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
Manuel López-CanoAbdominal Wall Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Iván D FlórezDepartment of Health Research Methods Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Melissa BrouwersDepartment of Health Research Methods Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Sheraz R MarkarDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Gianfranco SilecchiaDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy.
Nader K FrancisDepartment of General Surgery, Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Yeovil, UK.
Stavros A AntoniouMedical School, European University Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Délégation Paris 5 · FREuropean University Cyprus · CYImpact · CAImperial College London · GBPennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · GBSapienza University of Rome · ITUniversidad de Antioquia · COUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ESUniversity of Ioannina · GRYeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAppraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation (AGREE II) is an instrument that informs development, reporting and assessment of clinical practice guidelines. Previous research has demonstrated the need for improvement in methodological and reporting quality of clinical practice guidelines specifically in surgery. We aimed to develop an AGREE II extension document for application in surgical guidelines. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We have performed a structured literature review and assessment of guidelines in surgery using the AGREE II instrument. In exploratory analyses, we have identified factors associated with guideline quality. We have performed reliability and factor analyses to inform the development of an extension document. We will summarise this information and present it to a Delphi panel of stakeholders. We will perform iterative Delphi rounds and we will summarise the final results to develop the extension instrument in a dedicated consensus conference. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Funding bodies will not be involved in the development of the instrument. Research ethics committee and Health Research Authority approval was waived, since this is a professional staff study only and no duty of care lies with the National Health Service to any of the participants. Conflicts of interest, if any, will be addressed by reassigning functions or replacing participants with relevant conflicts. The results will be disseminated through publication in peer reviewed journals, the funders' websites, social media and direct contact with guideline development organisations and peer-reviewed journals that publish guidelines.

Indexed as

Interdisciplinary StudiesState MedicineConsensusHumansPeer ReviewReproducibility of Resultshealth policyprotocols & guidelinesquality in health caresurgery

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PMID32784259
PMCPMC7418673
OpenAlexW3048895441

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