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The '''Class''' designation is used to indicate whether a therapy is recommended or not and the certainty surrounding that recommendation. | The '''Class''' designation is used to indicate whether a therapy is recommended or not and the certainty surrounding that recommendation. | ||
==Classes of Recommendation== | ==Classes of Recommendation== | ||
===Class I: Benefit >>> Risk=== | |||
Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a given procedure or treatment is beneficial, useful, and effective. | Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a given procedure or treatment is beneficial, useful, and effective. | ||
Class II: | ===Class II:=== | ||
Conditions for which there is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/efficacy of a procedure or treatment. | |||
=====Class IIa: Benefit >> Risk===== | |||
Weight of evidence/opinion is in favor of usefulness/efficacy. | |||
=====Class IIb: Benefit ≥ Risk===== | |||
Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion. | |||
===Class III=== | |||
Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful. | |||
=====Class III: No Benefit===== | |||
Is not recommended, not indicated, should not be performed/ administered/ other. Is not useful/beneficial/effective. | |||
=====Class III: Harm===== | |||
Potentially harmful, causes harm, associated with excess morbidity/mortality. Should not be performed/administered/other. | |||
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Revision as of 20:42, 20 December 2016
Overview
The Class designation is used to indicate whether a therapy is recommended or not and the certainty surrounding that recommendation.
Classes of Recommendation
Class I: Benefit >>> Risk
Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a given procedure or treatment is beneficial, useful, and effective.
Class II:
Conditions for which there is conflicting evidence and/or a divergence of opinion about the usefulness/efficacy of a procedure or treatment.
Class IIa: Benefit >> Risk
Weight of evidence/opinion is in favor of usefulness/efficacy.
Class IIb: Benefit ≥ Risk
Usefulness/efficacy is less well established by evidence/opinion.
Class III
Conditions for which there is evidence and/or general agreement that a procedure/treatment is not useful/effective and in some cases may be harmful.
Class III: No Benefit
Is not recommended, not indicated, should not be performed/ administered/ other. Is not useful/beneficial/effective.
Class III: Harm
Potentially harmful, causes harm, associated with excess morbidity/mortality. Should not be performed/administered/other.
Level Of Evidence
