Low-value clinical practices in adult traumatic brain injury: an umbrella review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) leads to 50 000 deaths, 85 000 disabilities and costs $60 billion each year in the USA. Despite numerous interventions and treatment options, the outcomes of TBI have improved little over the last three decades. In a previous scoping review and expert consultation survey, we identified 13 potentially low-value clinical practices in acute TBI. The objective of this umbrella review is to synthesise the evidence on potentially low-value clinical practices in the care of acute TBI.

Methods and analysis

Using umbrella review methodology, we will search Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, Epistemonikos, International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) and PubMed to identify systematic reviews evaluati

SUBMITTER: Tardif PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6797405 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature