As a result of prior work in the area of guideline methodology we had knowledge of existing guidelines for guidelines by organisations such as NICE, SIGN, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), the New Zealand Guideline Group and the Australian NHRMC as well as professional societies such as the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Thoracic Society ATSS).
Finally, the guidelines of this methodology based on NEPTUNE_CFD and SYRTHES coupling – to take into account the conjugate heat transfer between liquid and solid – will be presented.
Thus, there is a need for better management and disclosure of conflicts of interest, and greater transparency of guideline methodology.
We initially planned to use the AGREE II instrument to assess the reporting of guideline methodology [ 19], but due to the low standards of reporting we encountered in our pilot study, we decided to use a simplified version adapted for key domains.
Our overall objective was to decide whether to augment our current practice of simply describing study characteristics to also incorporate study quality assessment as a routine formal component of the guideline development methodology.
For further details of the guideline methodology there is a link to the full guideline contained in the reference list.
Areas of agreement for Guideline development methodology which were identified from the European survey and consolidated at the Workshop are: Preference for European Guidelines, which may best be adapted and amalgamated from mature, trusted, nationally developed evidence-based guidelines.
A web-based survey was used to assess the availability of Guidelines, development methodology and preferences for future initiatives for European community action to facilitate justification, and to implement appropriate use of diagnostic and interventional radiological procedures.
Centre of Methodology and Management, INSERM U912: Protocol, guidelines, training: MP.
Reporting of methodology in this manuscript adheres to the ARRIVE guidelines.
