Table 1 Characteristics of the included CPGs
Title | Year of publication | Country | Level of development | Organization (short name) | Total number of references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACOG Practice Bulletin Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Number 78, January 2007 Hemoglobinopathies in Pregnancy [22] | 2007 (Reaffirmed 2018) | United States | National | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | 26 (one NCSR) |
Sickle cell disease: managing acute painful episodes in the hospital. NICE Clinical guideline 143 [23] | 2012 (minor update in 2016) | United Kingdom | National | National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | 97 (one NCSR) (reviewed and excluded NCSR and CSRs were not counted) |
Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Pregnancy (Green-top Guideline No. 61). Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists [24] | 2011 (updated 2018) | United Kingdom | National | Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) | 80 (one NCSR, 5 CSR) |
Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report (EPR), 2014 [25] | 2014 (update) | United States | National | US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 428 (5 NCSR, one CSR) |