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01-07-2018 | Letter

Scientific evidence underlying the recommendations of critical care clinical practice guidelines: a lack of high level evidence

Authors: Zhongheng Zhang, Yucai Hong, Ning Liu

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2018

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Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are widely used in critical care medicine (CCM). This study aimed to investigate the distributions of grade of evidence and recommendation in CCM, as well as factors influencing the recommendation classes. We hypothesized that the grade of evidence and publication year were independent determinants of the recommendation classes. …

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Title: Scientific evidence underlying the recommendations of critical care clinical practice guidelines: a lack of high level evidence
Authors: Zhongheng Zhang
Yucai Hong
Ning Liu
Publication date: 01-07-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-018-5142-8

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