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EMERGE (Evidence, Methodology, Ease, resource, Geography & Economy)

Study design(s) targeted by the tool Guidelinesguidelines
Additional details on designs Rapidly emerging guidelines for the conduct of laparoscopic surgery in a pandemic scenario (COVID-19)
Tool area Health; Laparoscopic surgery guidelines in pandemic scenario
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Details

Website
Primary publication Agrawal V, Yadav S, Agarwal P, Sharma D. 'EMERGE': Construction of a simple quality appraisal tool for rapid review of laparoscopic surgery guidelines during COVID-19 pandemic. Br J Surg. 2020;107(11):e518-e519. doi:10.1002/bjs.11988.
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11988
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Language English
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Record last updated 30/05/2025

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Key Criteria

Focuses on risk of bias, or makes a distinction between items that assess risk of bias and other aspects of study quality No
Offers a method to reach either a domain specific or overall assessment of risk of bias No
Tool development involving a range of stakeholders from different disciplines (e.g. methodologists, statisticians, clinicians) No
Avoids recommending use of summary numerical quality scores No