Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane reviews effectively?: A systematic review

Andrew Prayle; Tessy  Cox; Sherie J. Smith; Joanne Rycroft-Malone; Kim S. Thomas; Dyfrig Hughes; Alan R. Smyth

doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208790

Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane reviews effectively? A systematic review

Andrew Prayle
, Tessy Cox
, Sherie J. Smith
, Joanne Rycroft-Malone
, Kim S. Thomas
, Dyfrig Hughes
, Alan R. Smyth

University of Nottingham

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Abstract

Cochrane Reviews summarise best evidence and should inform guidelines. We assessed the use of Cochrane Reviews in UK guidelines for paediatric respiratory disease. We found 21 guidelines which made 1025 recommendations, of which 96 could be informed by a Cochrane Review. In 38/96 recommendations (40%), some or all of the relevant Cochrane Reviews were not cited. We linked recommendations to 140 Cochrane Reviews. In 37/140 (26%) cases, the guideline recommendation did not fully agree with the Cochrane Review. Guideline developers may fail to use Cochrane Reviews or may make recommendations which are not in line with best evidence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	670-673
Journal	Thorax
Volume	73
Issue number	7
Early online date	26 Apr 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208790
Publication status	Published - Jul 2018

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Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane reviews effectively? A systematic review

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