Appraising clinical practice guideline evidence

Assess a timely and specific body of evidence that informs upon the clinical practice guideline

After reading the clinical practice guideline (CPG) , ask these questions:

1. Did the guideline developers execute a comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months?

2. Is each recommendation tagged by both the level of evidence upon which it is based and linked to a specific and relevant citation?
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There are three specific considerations when appraising clinical practice guidelines: A comprehensive and reproducible literature review was conducted in the past 12 months, each recommendation is tagged by level of evidence and a specific citation, and the outcomes are valid and credible.