Deep Neck Space Infections (DNSIs)
- Annexes
Annex 1: Guideline development contributors and participants, with their declarations of interests
Editorial Independence:
▪️ This guideline was developed without any external funding.
▪️ All the guideline development group members have declared that they do not have any competing interests.
Annex 2: Guideline Flowchart
Annex 3: Tables of appraisal of selected guidelines: content (table 1), quality (table 2), , and currency (table 3), of the selected guidelines .
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Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, and deep neck space infections in England: the case for a new guideline for surgical and non-surgical management |
Controversies in the management of deep neck space infection in children: an evidence‐based review |
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9 |
7 |
Credibility |
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7 |
7 |
Observability |
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7 |
9 |
Relevance |
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8 |
8 |
Relative advantage |
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8 |
7 |
Easy to install/understand |
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7 |
7 |
Testability |
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7 |
8 |
Compatibility |
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53 |
63 |
Total score |
1. Assessment of content table:
Controversies in the management of deep neck space infection in children: an evidence‐based review had the highest scores.
2. Assessment of quality (CPG Appraisal tool):
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Controversies in the management of deep neck space infection in children: an evidence‐based review |
Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, and deep neck space infections in England: the case for a new guideline for surgical and non-surgical management |
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1.Transparency |
A |
A |
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2. Conflict of interest |
A |
A |
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3. Development group |
A |
B |
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4. Systematic review |
A |
A |
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5. Grading of evidence |
A |
B |
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6.Recommendations |
A |
B |
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7. External review |
A |
B |
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8.Updating |
A |
C |
3.Assessment of Currency table:
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No |
Guideline Name |
Year of publication |
The organization |
Age demo-graphy |
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1 |
Controversies in the management of deep neck space infection in children: an evidence‐based review |
2017 |
Clin Otolaryngol
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Adults and children |
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2 |
Tonsillitis, tonsillectomy, and deep neck space infections in England: the case for a new guideline for surgical and non-surgical management |
2021 |
Ann R Coll Surg Engl
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Adults and children |
No statements of the original guidline were modified, added nor omitted.