[CNGOF Guidelines for Clinical Practice: Revision of the Methodology]

Abstract

Objectives: To revise the organization and the methodology of the Practice Clinical Guidelines (PCG) of the French College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).

Methods: The different available methods of PCG organization and of scientific evidence grading have been consulted after searching in the Medline database.

Results: The PCG group of the CNGOF has decided to adopt the AGREE II (for Appraisal of Guidelines for REsearch and Evaluation) methology for PCG organization and the GRADE (for Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) system for grading scientific evidence.

Conclusion: By adopting the AGREE II consortium criteria and grading scientific evidence according to the GRADE system, the CNGOF will increase the quality of the overall process, will deliver more targeted and easy to assimilate recommendations, to facilitate professional decision making.

Keywords: AGREE II consortium; Clinical practice guidelines; Consortium AGREE II; GRADE system; PICO question; Question PICO; Recommandations pour la pratique clinique; Système GRADE.