Management of neutropenic patients in the intensive care unit (NEWBORNS EXCLUDED) recommendations from an expert panel from the French Intensive Care Society (SRLF) with the French Group for Pediatric Intensive Care Emergencies (GFRUP), the French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care (SFAR), the French Society of Hematology (SFH), the French Society for Hospital Hygiene (SF2H), and the French Infectious Diseases Society (SPILF)

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 1 Evidence grading and recommendations formulation

Risk of bias and grade	Type of recommendation	Formulation
Low: Grade 1	Positive recommendation +	Should be
High level of evidence	Negative recommendation −	Should not be
Intermediate to high: Grade 2	Positive recommendation +	Should probably be
Intermediate to low level of evidence	Negative recommendation −	Should probably not be
High: expert opinion	Positive recommendation +	Should probably be (expert opinion)
No available data	Negative recommendation −	Should probably not be (expert opinion)