From: A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of lower-limb osteoarthritis
 |  | Year |  |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | literature |  |  |
Guideline | Year | search | Â | Â |
[Reference no.] | published | completed | Guideline development attributes | End users |
Canadian Consensus | 2000 | Not stated | Rheumatologists; general and family practitioners | Primary-care physicians, |
Conference [11] | Â | Â | Grading of evidence | rheumatologists |
 |  |  | Formal consensus methods for recommendations |  |
 |  |  | External review |  |
1998 | Not stated | Multidisciplinary committee | Primary-care physicians | |
 |  | (Does state that | Meta-analyses of evidence |  |
 |  | recommendations | Grading of evidence |  |
 |  | cease to apply | Informal consensus for recommendations |  |
 |  | December 1999) | Recommendation strength grading |  |
 |  |  | External review |  |
Algorithms for the | 1997 | Not stated | Multidisciplinary committee | Primary-care physicians |
Diagnosis and Management | Â | Â | Grading of evidence | Â |
of Musculoskeletal | Â | Â | Formal and informal consensus methods for | Â |
Complaints (ADMMC) | Â | Â | recommendations | Â |
 |  | Formal approval process by stakeholders |  | |
1999 (2000) | Not stated | Multidisciplinary committee | Physicians, nurses, allied | |
 |  |  | Grading of evidence | health professionals, |
 |  |  | Assume informal consensus for recommendations | health policy makers |
 |  |  | External review | health care researchers |
EULAR [6] | 2000 | December 1998 | Rheumatologists, orthopaedic surgeons, and | Not stated |
 |  |  |    guideline methodologists |  |
 |  |  | Meta-analyses of evidence |  |
 |  |  | Grading of evidence |  |
 |  |  | Delphi consensus method |  |
 |  |  | Recommendation strength grading |  |
 |  |  | Internal review |  |
2000 | Not stated | Rheumatologists | Not stated | |
 |  |  | Informal grading of evidence |  |
 |  |  | Informal consensus for recommendations |  |
 |  |  | External review |  |