The Grading scheme is used to indicate whether a therapy is recommended or not according to the balance among benefits, risks, burdens, and possibly cost, and the degree of confidence in estimates of benefits, risks, and burdens.
Grade 1: Strong recommendation
Grade 2: Weak recommendation
The level of evidence is classified according to the factors that include the study design, the consistency of the results, and the directness of the evidence.
Grade A: High
Grade B: Moderate
Grade C: Low
ACCP guidelines classification scheme
ADA guidelines classification scheme
ESA guidelines classification scheme
Malaria classification
ACG guidelines classification scheme
Tetanus classification
Filariasis classification
Lactic acidosis classification