How do we know if a clinical practice guideline is good? A response to Djulbegovic and colleagues' use of fast‐and‐frugal decision trees to improve clinical care strategies

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical pathways have become important tools for improving the uptake of evidence-based care. Where CPGs are good, adherence to the recommendations within is thought to result in improved patient outcomes. However, the usefulness of such tools for improving patient important outcomes depends both on adherence to the guideline and whether or not the CPG in question is good. This begs the question of what …