The State of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This scoping review aims to contribute a descriptive analysis of the craniomaxillofacial trauma (CMF trauma) literature in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to identify knowledge gaps, direct future research, and inform policy.

Data sources

PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Review, EMBASE, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google Scholar from January 1, 2012 to December 10, 2023.

Review methods

The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guided reporting, and the PRISMA flowchart documented database searches. Specific, predefined search terms and inclusion criteria were used for screening, and the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist was used for qual

SUBMITTER: Elwell Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11358761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature