Quality and credibility of clinical practice guidelines recommendations for the management of neonatal hypoglycemia. A protocol for a systematic review and recommendations' synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hypoglycemia is one of the most frequent metabolic conditions in neonates. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) influence clinical practice as high-quality CPGs facilitate the use of evidence in practice. This proposed study aims to systematically identify and appraise CPGs and CPG recommendations (CPGRs) for treating neonatal hypoglycemia (NH).

Methods and analysis

We will conduct searches in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, LILACS (Latin American & Caribbean Health Sciences Literature), and Epistemonikos. Authors will search CPGs-specific databases and grey literature. Two reviewers will independently perform the titles and abstract screening, full-text review, and data extraction. Two appraisers will assess the quality of the CPGs and their recommend

SUBMITTER: Shahid S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9858031 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature