Effectiveness of implementation strategies for the improvement of guideline and protocol adherence in emergency care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Guideline and protocol adherence in prehospital and in-hospital emergency departments (EDs) is suboptimal. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review was to identify effective strategies for improving guideline and protocol adherence in prehospital and ED settings.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

PubMed (including MEDLINE), CINAHL, EMBASE and Cochrane.

Methods

We selected (quasi) experimental studies published between 2004 and 2018 that used strategies to increase guideline and protocol adherence in prehospital and in-hospital emergency care. Pairs of two independent reviewers performed the selection process, quality assessment and data extraction.

Results

Eleven studies were included, nine of which were performed in the ED setti

SUBMITTER: Ebben RHA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6254419 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature