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. 2008 May 24;336(7654):1170-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39504.506319.80.

Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations

Gordon H Guyatt  1 , Andrew D Oxman, Regina Kunz, Roman Jaeschke, Mark Helfand, Alessandro Liberati, Gunn E Vist, Holger J Schünemann; GRADE Working Group
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Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations

Gordon H Guyatt et al. BMJ. .

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  • BMJ.2008 Jun 21;336(7658): doi:10.1136/bmj.a403

Abstract

Guideline panellists have differing opinions on whether resource use should influence decisions on individual patients. As medical care costs rise, resource use considerations become more compelling, but panellists may find dealing with such considerations challenging

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Competing interests: All authors are involved in the dissemination of GRADE, and GRADE’s success has a positive influence on their academic career. Listed authors have received travel reimbursement and honorariums for presentations that included a review of GRADE’s approach to rating quality of evidence and grading recommendations. GHG acts as a consultant to UpToDate; his work includes helping UpToDate in their use of GRADE. HJS is documents editor and methodologist for the American Thoracic Society; one of his roles in these positions is helping implement the use of GRADE. He is supported by “The human factor, mobility and Marie Curie actions scientist reintegration European commission grant: IGR 42192—GRADE.” AL is helping the use of GRADE by different institutions within the Italian NHS and in this role he has implemented GRADE to produce clinical recommendations in oncology through Grant No 249 (2005-7), Bando Ricerca Finalizzata, Ministero della Salute, Roma, Italy.

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