Systematic review of global clinical practice guidelines for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common clinical symptoms in newborns. To improve patient outcomes, evidence-based and implementable guidelines are required. However, clinical guidelines may vary in quality, criteria and recommendations among regions and countries. In this study, we aimed to systematically assess the quality of guidelines using the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation (AGREE)-II instrument and summarise the specific recommendations for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in order to provide suggestions for future guideline development.

Design

Systematic review.

Interventions

We searched the PubMed, Embase, Medline and guideline databases for relevant articles on 10 April 2020. The studies were screened by two independent reviewers

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7817798 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature