Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines in the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules and cancer

Table 2 Domain scores (%) of the ten clinical practice guidelines assessed using the AGREE-II instrument

Domain	AACE/AME/ETA (2010)	ATA (2009)	BTA (2007)	ESMO (2012)	GAES (2013)	IKNL (2007)	LATS (2009)	NCCN (2013)	NCN (2000)	SEOM (2011)
Domain 1: scope and purpose	76.4	84.7	87.5	33.3	61.1	87.5	79.2	79.2	68.1	40.2
Domain 2: stakeholder involvement	65.2	72.2	76.4	22.2	54.2	75	44.4	69.4	51.4	26.4
Domain 3: rigor of development	62.5	62.0	66.1	21.4	58.9	88.5	45.8	58.3	36.4	16.1
Domain 4: clarity of presentation	77.8	70.8	69.4	38.9	63.9	73.6	54.2	81.9	56.9	45.8
Domain 5: applicability	38.5	42.7	56.3	22.9	35.4	63.5	40.6	57.2	29.2	21.9
Domain 6: editorial independence	79.2	81.3	75	39.6	45.8	79.2	52.1	85.4	29.2	33.3

Guideline group abbreviations are as follows: AACE/AME/ETA American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, Associazione Medici Endocrinologi, and European Thyroid Association, ATA American Thyroid Association, BTA British Thyroid Association and Royal College of Physicians, ESMO European Society for Medical Oncology, GAES German Association of Endocrine Surgeons, IKNL Dutch Endocrine Society and Dutch Society of Nuclear Medicine, LATS Latin American Thyroid Society, NCCN National Comprehensive Cancer Network, NCN Northern Cancer Network and SEOM Spanish Society of Medical Oncology.

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