Clinical Practice Guideline Development in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Departments Across the United States: A Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the process of clinical practice guideline (CPG) development in pediatric emergency medicine departments (PEDs) across the United States, with a focus on identifying areas for improvement to enhance the quality of CPGs.

Methods

An electronic survey was distributed to PEDs with pediatric emergency medicine fellowship programs. Respondents were asked about their CPG development processes (ie, guideline committee composition, consideration of conflicts of interest, grading recommendations, guideline training opportunities) based on the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research, and Evaluation (AGREE II) tool as well as implementation and monitoring. Univariate analysis was used to assess associations between the number of AGREE II el

SUBMITTER: Ugwu CV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12934455 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature