Skip to main content

Table 1 General description of the EB-CPGs included

From: The quality of clinical practice guidelines for preoperative care using the AGREE II instrument: a systematic review

Development entity

Literature search year

Title

Single or multiple practice

Type of practice evaluated*

§Guide Quality 1 = lowest 7 = highest

Acronym—guide publication year

Full name

Location

NICE 2016 [25]

National Institute of Health and Care of Excellence

UK

2015

Clinical Guidelines. Preoperative tests (update): routine preoperative tests for elective surgery

6

Dx

6

ESC/ESA 2014 [26]

European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Anesthesia

Europe

2014

ESC/ESA Guidelines on non-cardiac surgery: cardiovascular assessment and management

4.5

Dx, Tx

4.5

SBC 2017 [27]

Brazilian Society of Cardiology

Brazil

2016

3rd guide for the perioperative evaluation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology

4.5

Dx, Tx

4.5

ACC/AHA 2014 [28]

American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

USA

2013

ACC/AHA guideline on perioperative cardiovascular evaluation and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery

6

Dx

6

CCSG 2017 [29]

Canadian Cardiovascular Society

Canada

2015

Guidelines on perioperative cardiac risk assessment and management for patients who undergo noncardiac surgery

3

Dx, Tx

3

ERAS Society 2012 [30]

Society of post-surgical recovery

World

2012

Guidelines for perioperative care in elective rectal/pelvic surgery: enhanced recovery after surgery

4

Dx, Tx

4

SARNePI 2014 [31]

Italian Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Pediatric Therapy and Neonatology

Italy

2012

Preoperative evaluation in infants and children: recommendations of the Italian Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SARNePI).

4

Dx

4

ICSI 2012 [32]

Institute for the Improvement of Clinical Systems

USA

2012

Pre-operative evaluation

4

Dx, Tx

4

ERAS Society 2016 [33]

Post-Surgical Recovery Society

World

2014

Guidelines for pre- and intra-operative care in gynecologic/oncology surgery: enhanced recovery after surgery

4

Dx, Tx

4

ESA 2011 [34]

European Society of Anesthesia

Europe

2009

Perioperative fasting guide in adults and children

4

Tx

4

BARA 2013 [35]

Regional Anesthesia Associations of Belgium

Belgium

NR

Recommendations and guidelines for obstetric anesthesia in Belgium

3

Dx

3

ASHP 2013 [36]

American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

USA

2010

Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery

5.5

Tx

5.5

SIGN 2014 [37]

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network

Scotland

2007

Antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery

6.5

Tx

6.5

CDC 2017 [38]

Center for Disease Control

USA

2014

Guideline for the prevention of surgical site infections

6

Tx

6

PNLG 2009 [39]

National Program of Italian Guides

Italy

NR

Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults

3

Tx

3

SAC 2016 [40]

Argentine Society of Cardiology

Argentina

2015

Argentine Consensus on Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Non-Cardiac Surgery

6

Dx, Tx

6

  1. NR not reported
  2. *Diagnostic practice (Dx), therapeutic/preventive (Tx)
  3. §Based on AGREE-II tool. See supplemental materials for more details
  4. The whole continent