Sepsis & infection

A systematic methodological evaluation of sepsis guidelines: Protocol for quality assessment and consistency of recommendations

Acta Anaesthesiol ScandPublished Protocol for a systematic methodological review

Study context

Population
Clinical practice guidelines for adult sepsis management published 2004–2025 by recognized medical or governmental organizations
Primary endpoint
Methodological quality of sepsis guidelines (AGREE II, six domains) and consistency of key clinical recommendations
Methodological detailsAGREE II appraisal, artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted data extraction evaluation, Trends in guideline quality over time to be evaluated, Search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and professional society websites, AI tools to be evaluated vs human-driven methods for data extraction
  • AGREE II appraisal
  • AI-assisted data extraction evaluation
  • Trends in guideline quality over time to be evaluated
  • Search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and professional society websites
  • AI tools to be evaluated vs human-driven methods for data extraction

No results yet. This paper sets out the design of a trial; its results are to come.

Original publication

A systematic methodological evaluation of sepsis guidelines: Protocol for quality assessment and consistency of recommendations. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 13 May 2025. doi:10.1111/aas.70036

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