Scoping review of clinical decision aids in the assessment and management of febrile infants under 90 days of age.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical decision aids (CDA) play an important role in the management of young febrile infants (under 90 days of age) who are at risk of serious or invasive bacterial infections (SBI/IBI). Since 2010, a number of tailored CDAs have been developed that allow for lower-risk infants to be managed safely while undergoing fewer investigations and not receiving parenteral antibiotics. We aimed to map the CDAs developed since 2010, their derivation methodology, and their variable components.

Methods

A scoping review based on the Joana Briggs Institute framework was conducted for studies published between 2010 and 2025. A database search was conducted using Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and the Cochrane library. Studies evaluating the derivation

SUBMITTER: Umana E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11969967 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature