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Table 1 Grading of Recommendations


Assessment, Development and
Evaluation (GRADE) hierarchy of
evidence from Guyatt et al. [5]
From: 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis

Grade of Clarity of Quality of supporting evidence Implications


recommen risk/benefit
dation

1A

Strong Benefits clearly RCTs without important limitations Strong


recommen outweigh risk and or overwhelming evidence from recommendation,
dation, burdens, or vice observational studies applies to most
high- versa patients in most
quality circumstances
evidence without reservation

1B

Strong Benefits clearly RCTs with important limitations Strong


recommen outweigh risk and (inconsistent results, recommendation,
dation, burdens, or vice methodological flaws, indirect applies to most
moderate- versa analyses or imprecise conclusions) patients in most
quality or exceptionally strong evidence circumstances
evidence from observational studies without reservation
:
1C

Strong Benefits clearly Observational studies or case Strong


recommen outweigh risk and series recommendation but
dation, low- burdens, or vice subject to change
quality or versa when higher quality
very low- evidence becomes
quality available
evidence

2A

Weak Benefits closely RCTs without important limitations Weak


recommen balanced with risks or overwhelming evidence from recommendation,
dation, and burden observational studies best action may differ
high- depending on the
quality patient, treatment
evidence circumstances, or
social values

2B

Weak Benefits closely RCTs with important limitations Weak


recommen balanced with risks (inconsistent results, recommendation,
dation, and burden methodological flaws, indirect or best action may differ
moderate- imprecise) or exceptionally strong depending on the
quality evidence from observational patient, treatment
evidence studies circumstances, or
social values

2C

Weak Uncertainty in the Observational studies or case Very weak


recommen estimates of series recommendation;
dation, benefits, risks, and alternative treatments
Low-quality burden; benefits, may be equally
or very low- risk, and burden may reasonable and merit
quality be closely balanced consideration
evidence

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