Development of the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice (Can-SCIP) Guideline: Methods and overview.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-altering injury that leads to a complex constellation of changes in an individual's sensory, motor, and autonomic function which is largely determined by the level and severity of cord impairment. Available SCI-specific clinical practice guidelines (CPG) address specific impairments, health conditions or a segment of the care continuum, however, fail to address all the important clinical questions arising throughout an individual's care journey. To address this gap, an interprofessional panel of experts in SCI convened to develop the Canadian Spinal Cord Injury Best Practice (Can-SCIP) Guideline. This article provides an overview of the methods underpinning the Can-SCIP Guideline process.

Methods

The Can-SCIP Guideline was deve

SUBMITTER: Patsakos EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604491 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature