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Strengths of Recommendations (cont'd)
Additional conceptualization from
the American Thoracic Society
(ATS)/European Respiratory Society
(ERS)/Japanese Respiratory
Society (JRS)/Latin American
Thoracic Society (ALAT) Idiopathic
Pulmonary Fibrosis (An Update)
and Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis
Guidelines panel discussion
Recommendation
("We
recommend...")
Suggestion
("We suggest...")
It is the right course
of action for >95%
of patients.
It is the right course
of action for >50%
of patients.
"Just do it." "Slow down, think
about it, discuss it
with the patient."
You would be
willing to tell a
colleague who
did not follow the
recommendation
that he/she did the
wrong thing.
You would not
be willing to tell
a colleague who
did not follow the
recommendation
that he/she did
the wrong thing ;
it is "style" or
"equipoise."
The recommended
course of action may
be an appropriate
performance
measure.
The recommended
course of action
is not appropriate
for a performance
measure.
e meaning of a suggestion is the same as a weak or conditional recommendation in typical
GRADE nomenclature.
