AASLD guidelines classification scheme

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

AASLD (American Association of Study of Liver Disease) provides recommendations for various liver diseases. It develops clinical practice guidelines which are supported by a high level of scientific evidence. They assist in appropriate health care to patients. The clinical practice guidelines should not be looked as "standards of care". They are provided to aid in diagnosis and management of liver diseases.[1]

Classification of Recommendations

AASLD recommendations are classified into five grades based on quality of evidence.[2]

Grade Defination
Grade I Randomized controlled trials
Grade II - 1 Controlled trials without randomization
Grade II - 2 Cohort or case-control analytic studies
Grade II - 3 Multiple time series, dramatic uncontrolled experiments
Grade III Opinions of respected authorities, descriptive epidemiology

References

  1. "American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases: Welcome to AASLD". Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. Woolf SH, Sox HC (1991). "The Expert Panel on Preventive Services: continuing the work of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 7 (5): 326–30. PMID 1790039. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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