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Table 2 Summary of final panel judgements compared with IWGDF judgements for all IWGDF wound healing recommendations

From: Australian guideline on wound healing interventions to enhance healing of foot ulcers: part of the 2021 Australian evidence-based guidelines for diabetes-related foot disease

No

Problem

Desirable effects

Undesirable effects

Quality of evidence

Values

Balance of effects

Acceptability

Applicability/feasibility

Decision

Comment

1

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

2

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

3

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

4

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

5

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

6

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

7

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

8

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

9

+

yes

+

moderate

?

small

+

low

+

probably no important uncertainty or variability

+

probably favours the intervention

?

don’t know

+

don’t know

Adapt

Adapted to include need for informed consent

10

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

=

Adopt

Adopted in screening

11

+

yes

+

moderate

?

small

+

moderate

?

probably no important uncertainty or variability

+

probably favours the intervention

+

probably yes

-

no

Adapt

Adapted to reflect unavailability of intervention in Australia

12

+

yes

?

trivial

?

trivial

+

low

?

possibly important uncertainty or variability

+

does not favour either intervention or comparison

+

don’t know

+

probably no

Adapt

Adapted strength of recommendation

13

+

yes

+

small

?

small

+

low

?

probably no important uncertainty or variability

+

does not favour either intervention or comparison

+

probably yes

+

probably yes

Adapt

Adapted strength of recommendation and to include nutrition as part of standard care

  1. Note: +, panel agreed with original IWGDF judgement; −, panel disagreed with original IWGDF judgement;?, panel unsure if agreed with original IWGDF judgement due to lack of IWGDF information on judgement; =, panel agreed with original IWGDF judgements during screening (see Table 1); QoE Quality of evidence