Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015: elaboration and explanation

…, D Ghersi, A Liberati, M Petticrew, P Shekelle… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Protocols of systematic reviews and meta-analyses allow for planning and documentation of
review methods, act as a guard against arbitrary decision making during review conduct, …

[HTML][HTML] Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement

…, D Ghersi, A Liberati, M Petticrew, P Shekelle… - Systematic reviews, 2015 - Springer
Systematic reviews should build on a protocol that describes the rationale, hypothesis, and
planned methods of the review; few reviews report whether a protocol exists. Detailed, well-…

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society

…, V Snow, D Casey, JT Cross Jr, P Shekelle… - Annals of internal …, 2007 - acpjournals.org
Recommendation 1: Clinicians should conduct a focused history and physical examination
to help place patients with low back pain into 1 of 3 broad categories: nonspecific low back …

Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care

…, W Mojica, E Roth, SC Morton, PG Shekelle - Annals of internal …, 2006 - acpjournals.org
Background: Experts consider health information technology key to improving efficiency and
quality of health care. Purpose: To systematically review evidence on the effect of health …

Meta-analysis: surgical treatment of obesity

…, S Rhodes, SC Morton, PG Shekelle - Annals of internal …, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Background: Controversy exists regarding the effectiveness of surgery for weight loss and the
resulting improvement in health-related outcomes. Purpose: To perform a meta-analysis of …

Interventions for the prevention of falls in older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials

…, M Maglione, MJ Suttorp, EA Roth, PG Shekelle - Bmj, 2004 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the relative effectiveness of interventions to prevent falls in older adults
to either a usual care group or control group. Table 2 Components of multifactorial falls risk …

Developing guidelines

PG Shekelle, SH Woolf, M Eccles, J Grimshaw - Bmj, 1999 - bmj.com
The methods of guideline development should ensure that treating patients according to the
guidelines will achieve the outcomes that are desired. This article presents a combination of …

Low back pain: clinical practice guidelines linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American …

…, L Van Dillen, JM Whitman, G Sowa, P Shekelle… - Journal of orthopaedic & …, 2012 - jospt.org
INTERVENTIONS-MANUAL THERAPY: Clinicians should consider utilizing thrust manipulative
procedures to reduce pain and disability in patients with mobility deficits and acute low …

Diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a clinical practice guideline update from the American College of Physicians, American …

…, W Wedzicha, R MacDonald, P Shekelle… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
Description: This guideline is an official statement of the American College of Physicians (ACP),
American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), American Thoracic Society (ATS), and …

The public release of performance data: what do we expect to gain? A review of the evidence

MN Marshall, PG Shekelle, S Leatherman, RH Brook - Jama, 2000 - jamanetwork.com
ContextInformation about the performance of hospitals, health professionals, and health
care organizations has been made public in the United States for more than a decade. The …