Low-value clinical practices in injury care: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preventable injuries lead to 200 000 hospital stays, 60 000 disabilities, and 13 000 deaths per year in Canada with direct costs of $20 billion. Overall, potentially unnecessary medical interventions are estimated to consume up to 30% of healthcare resources and may expose patients to avoidable harm. However, little is known about overuse for acute injury care. We aim to identify low-value clinical practices in injury care.

Methods and analysis

We will perform a scoping review of peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed literature to identify research articles, reviews, recommendations and guidelines that identify at least one low-value clinical practice specific to injury populations. We will search Medline, EMBASE, COCHRANE central, and BIOSIS/Web of Knowledge data

SUBMITTER: Moore L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726053 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature