Table 1: Details of the Delphi consensus voting process
Table 1: Details of the Delphi consensus voting process (structured communication process between a panel of experts used to gain consensus on the CdLS recommendations).
Level of evidence | Definition | Votes (%) |
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+++ | Evidence or general agreement indicate full agreement with the recommendation | ≥70 |
++ | Evidence or general agreement favour the recommendation | 50–69 |
+ | Evidence or general agreement are weak for the recommendation | 26–49 |
– | Insufficient evidence or general agreement for the recommendation | <26 |
37 international experts voted on the recommendations digitally. For all recommendations, over 90% of experts were in full agreement with the recommendations. Patient group representatives did not vote.