Table 1 Assessment of guideline quality according to the AGREE-II instrument. All scores shown as a percentage of the maximum score
Author | Scope and Purpose | Stakeholder involvement | Rigour of development | Clarity of presentation | Applicability | Editorial independence | Overall assessmenta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coccolini et al. [18] | 100 | 53 | 72 | 100 | 66 | 100 | High |
Bhullar et al. [19] | 86 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 62 | 100 | High |
Stassen et al. [16] | 100 | 69 | 79 | 92 | 86 | 100 | High |
Rowell et al. [17] | 94 | 72 | 75 | 97 | 84 | 100 | High |
Watson et al. [20] | 86 | 50 | 64 | 86 | 44 | 95 | High |
Hameed et al. [21] | 100 | 78 | 77 | 94 | 98 | 68 | High |
Cheatham et al. [22] | 89 | 28 | 73 | 92 | 64 | 36 | High |
Lin et al. [23] | 89 | 44 | 65 | 86 | 54 | 95 | High |
Van Der Cruyssen et al. [24] | 83 | 25 | 75 | 83 | 76 | 68 | High |
Tugnoli et al. [25] | 75 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 58 | 86 | Moderate |
Gilmore et al. [26] | 94 | 64 | 56 | 97 | 58 | 50 | Moderate |
Clements et al. [1] | 81 | 42 | 58 | 69 | 86 | 100 | Moderate |
Wu et al. [27] | 83 | 39 | 55 | 92 | 68 | 68 | Moderate |
Wu et al. [28] | 81 | 28 | 58 | 92 | 62 | 95 | Moderate |
Girard et al. [29] | 86 | 28 | 50 | 83 | 66 | 100 | Moderate |
Kanlerd et al. [30] | 92 | 47 | 56 | 92 | 78 | 100 | Moderate |
Lee et al. [31] | 83 | 25 | 53 | 89 | 48 | 91 | Moderate |
Romeo et al. [32] | 67 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 60 | 91 | Moderate |
Mitsusada et al. [33] | 58 | 22 | 52 | 69 | 50 | 73 | Low |
Frandon et al. [34] | 94 | 31 | 42 | 64 | 60 | 100 | Low |
Singh et al. [35] | 61 | 22 | 43 | 78 | 76 | 59 | Low |
Koca et al. [36] | 50 | 14 | 46 | 56 | 58 | 64 | Low |
Cameron et al. [37] | 19 | 8 | 25 | 81 | 16 | 32 | Low |
Ruscelli et al. [38] | 39 | 22 | 41 | 36 | 40 | 73 | Low |
El-Matbouly et al. [39] | 47 | 28 | 42 | 83 | 44 | 100 | Low |
Brillantino et al. [40] | 89 | 53 | 47 | 56 | 52 | 100 | Low |
Chakraverty et al. [41] | 58 | 28 | 41 | 36 | 60 | 68 | Low |
University of Colorado [42] | 42 | 6 | 22 | 72 | 30 | 36 | Low |