Anis Ben Abdeljelil, Gabrielle C Freire, Natalie Yanchar, Alexis F Turgeon, Suzanne Beno, Melanie Bérubé, Antonia Stang, Thomas Stelfox, Roger Zemek, Emilie Beaulieu, Isabelle J Gagnon, Belinda Gabbe, Francois Lauzier, Melanie Labrosse, Pier-Alexandre Tardif, Theony Deshommes, Janyce Gnanvi, Lynne Moore
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children. Many clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have addressed pediatric TBI in the last decade but significant variability in the use of these guidelines persists. Here, we systematically review CPGs recommendations for pediatric moderate-to-severe TBI, evaluate the quality of CPGs, synthesize the quality of evidence and strength of included recommendations, and identify knowledge gaps. A systematic search was conducted in MEDLINE® , Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Web of Science, and Web sites of organizations publishing recommendations on pediatric injury care...
November 2023: Journal of Neurotrauma