Table 1 Characteristics of the eight guidelines included in the present study.
Author/Organisation | Country of development | Year of publication | Intended users | Level of evidence stated? | GP in development team? | No. of key recommendations | No. of recommendations on diagnosis and management | No. of recommendations (partly) based on evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Armon, Stephenson, MacFaul 2001 (ARM) [34] | UK | 2001 | Hospital care | Yes* | No | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [25] | USA | 2003 | Not stated | Not stated | No | Not stated | 35 | 14 |
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESP) [37] | Europe | 2008 | All levels of care | Yes* | No | 10 | 74 | 47 |
Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) [30] | Canada | 2006 | Not stated | Yes¥ | No | 9 | 17 | 11 |
World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) [32] | Worldwide | 2008 | All levels of care | Not stated | No | Not stated | 21 | Not stated |
Nederlands huisartsengenootschap (NHG) [31] | The Netherlands | 2007 | General practitioners | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | 21 | 15 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCH) [21] | USA | 2006 | Hospital care | Yes± | No | 17 | 26 | 22 |
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) [33] | United Kingdom | 2009 | All levels of care | Yes§ | Yes | 8 | 35 | 21 |