Consensus conferences must include a systematic search and categorization of the evidence
- 1 October 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Surgical Endoscopy
- Vol. 14 (10) , 908-910
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s004640000283
Abstract
Ideally, a consensus panel combines expert knowledge with external evidence derived from the literature. To date, many consensus conferences do not use a structured approach to search the literature, but simply compile an add-on reference list from all papers cited by the panelists. This study examined how well such panelists retrieved the relevant literature.Keywords
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