A systematic comparison of key features of ischemic stroke prevention guidelines in low- and middle-income vs. high-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Implementation of contextually appropriate, evidence-based, expert-recommended stroke prevention guideline is particularly important in Low-Income Countries (LMICs), which bear disproportional larger burden of stroke while possessing fewer resources. However, key quality characteristics of guidelines issued in LMICs compared with those in High-Income Countries (HICs) have not been systematically studied. We aimed to compare important features of stroke prevention guidelines issued in these groups.

Methods

We systematically searched PubMed, AJOL, SciELO, and LILACS databases for stroke prevention guidelines published between January 2005 and December 2015 by country. Primary search items included: "Stroke" and "Guidelines". We critically appraised the a

SUBMITTER: Bayona H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5813247 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature