Who were the guideline developers?
Were the developers representative of key stakeholders in this specialty (interdisciplinary)?
Who funded the guideline development?
Were any of the guidelines developers funded researchers of the reviewed studies?
Did the team have a valid development strategy?
Was an explicit (how decisions were made), sensible,and impartial process used to identify, select, and combine evidence?
Did its developers carry out a comprehensive, reproducible literature review within the past 12 months of its publication/revision?
Were all important options and outcomes considered?
What were the options/outcomes?
Is each recommendation in the guideline tagged by the level/strength of evidence upon which it is based and linked with the scientific evidence?
Do the guidelines make explicit recommendations (reflecting value judgments about outcomes)?
Has the guideline been subjected to peer review and testing?
Is the intent of use provided (e.g. national, regional, local)?Explain.
Are the recommendations clinically relevant?
What are the recommendations and how are they relevant or not?
