School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Acupunct Med. 2009 Jun;27(2):72-5. doi: 10.1136/aim.2009.000802.
The NICE Osteoarthritis Guideline Development Group (GDG) has been challenged for not using the available acupuncture evidence in the most appropriate manner in three crucial areas. This response explains the methods used by the GDG with particular reference to the economic analysis, and illustrates that the methods used were those most appropriate for developing a NICE clinical guideline. The cost-effectiveness conclusions made by the GDG are supported by the currently available evidence.
NICE 骨关节炎指南制定组（GDG）因未能在三个关键领域以最合适的方式使用现有的针灸证据而受到质疑。本回应解释了 GDG 使用的方法，特别是对经济分析的方法，并说明所使用的方法是最适合制定 NICE 临床指南的方法。GDG 做出的成本效益结论得到了现有证据的支持。
