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01-06-2014 | What's New in Intensive Care
Clinical meaning of the GRADE rules
Authors:
B. Rochwerg, W. Alhazzani, Roman Jaeschke
Published in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Issue 6/2014
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Excerpt
Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are usually presented with a large number of recommendations and a long text. This format can be intimidating and challenging in terms of interpretation and application to patients. Although the GRADE rules are used frequently in critical care CPGs, these rules may not be familiar to most clinicians. Understanding the implications of the GRADE rules and how to interpret the different combinations of symbols, numbers, and letters is essential. …