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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
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How to critically appraise a clinical practice guideline.

Adrian B Clubb1, Philipp Dahm

  • 1University of Florida, Departments of Urology and Prostate Disease Center, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Indian Journal of Urology : IJU : Journal of the Urological Society of India
|January 27, 2012
PubMed
Summary

Urologists should critically appraise clinical practice guidelines using a systematic approach. This ensures evidence-based urology care and valid application of recommendations for patient treatment.

Keywords:
Clinical practice guidelinesevidence based medicinequality of evidence

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines

Background:

  • Clinical practice guidelines are essential for evidence-based urology.
  • A systematic approach to guideline appraisal is necessary for effective clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a systematic method for the critical appraisal of urology clinical practice guidelines.
  • To ensure the validity and applicability of guidelines in patient care.

Main Methods:

  • A focused clinical question was formulated from a clinical scenario.
  • A relevant clinical practice guideline was identified and critically appraised.
  • The Users' Guide to the Medical Literature framework was employed for appraisal.

Main Results:

  • A National Institute for Clinical Excellence guideline on sunitinib for metastatic renal cell carcinoma was appraised.
  • The guideline development process was rigorous, with explicit quality of evidence ratings.
  • Recommendations were clear and applicable to the specific clinical scenario.

Conclusions:

  • Clinical practice guidelines require rigorous, evidence-based development.
  • Urologists need skills to critically appraise guidelines before clinical application.