META Score: An International Consensus Scoring System on Mesh-Tissue Adhesions

Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: an international multicentre scoring system.

Inflammatory bowel disease is being studied by the World Organisation of Gastroenterology (OMGE) Research Committee in a survey (currently) affecting 1696 patients presenting to 30 hospitals in 16 countries. A computer-aided diagnostic prediction system (when tested in 1056 patients) showed an accuracy of match between computer prediction and clinical diagnosis in 94% of these patients. Most ce...

Scoring Rules and Consensus

In this paper we consider that voters rank order a set of alternatives and a scoring rule is used for obtaining a set of winning alternatives. The scoring rule we use is not previously fixed, but we analyze how to select one of them in such a way that the collective utility is maximized. In order to generate that collective utility, we ask voters for additional information: agents declare which...

International consensus on (ICON) anaphylaxis

ICON: Anaphylaxis provides a unique perspective on the principal evidence-based anaphylaxis guidelines developed and published independently from 2010 through 2014 by four allergy/immunology organizations. These guidelines concur with regard to the clinical features that indicate a likely diagnosis of anaphylaxis -- a life-threatening generalized or systemic allergic or hypersensitivity reactio...

International consensus on allergy immunotherapy.

Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) has been used to treat allergic disease since the early 1900s. Despite numerous clinical trials and meta-analyses proving AIT efficacious, it remains underused and is estimated to be used in less than 10% of patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma worldwide. In addition, there are large differences between regions, which are not only due to socioeconomic status. T...

International Consensus Statement on ADHD.