Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations

Gordon H Guyatt; Andrew D Oxman; Regina Kunz; Roman Jaeschke; Mark Helfand; Alessandro Liberati; Gunn E Vist; Holger J Schünemann; GRADE Working Group

doi:10.1136/bmj.39504.506319.80

Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendations

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

Authors

Gordon H Guyatt¹, Andrew D Oxman, Regina Kunz, Roman Jaeschke, Mark Helfand, Alessandro Liberati, Gunn E Vist, Holger J Schünemann; GRADE Working Group

Collaborators

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5. [email protected]

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

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Costs and Cost Analysis
Decision Making
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health Planning Guidelines*
Health Resources / economics
Health Resources / statistics & numerical data*
Models, Economic
Quality Assurance, Health Care