From: Scandinavian guidelines for initial management of minor and moderate head trauma in children
Factor | Description |
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Evidence | |
High quality | Considerate confidence of the estimate effect. Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimated effect. |
Moderate quality | Confidence that the estimate is close to the truth. Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate effect and may change the estimate. |
Low quality | Limited confidence in the effect. Further research is likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate effect and is likely to change the estimate. |
Very low quality | Little confidence in the effect estimate. Any change of effect is uncertain. |
Recommendation | |
Strong: “We recommend…” | A strong recommendation indicates that most well-informed people will make the same choice. |
Weak: “We suggest…” | A weak recommendation indicates that the majority of well-informed people will make the same choice but a substantial minority will not |
Uncertain: “We cannot recommend…” | No specific recommendation for or against |