A Grade 1A recommendation is a strong recommendation, and applies to most patients in most circumstances without reservation. Clinicians should follow a strong recommendation unless a clear and compelling rationale for an alternative approach is present. |
Explanation: |
A Grade 1 recommendation is a strong recommendation. It means that we believe that if you follow the recommendation, you will be doing more good than harm for most, if not all of your patients. |
Grade A means that the best estimates of the critical benefits and risks come from consistent data from well-performed, randomized, controlled trials or overwhelming data of some other form (eg, well-executed observational studies with very large treatment effects). Further research is unlikely to have an impact on our confidence in the estimates of benefit and risk. |