TY - JOUR

T1 - Do guidelines for treating chest disease in children use Cochrane reviews effectively?

T2 - A systematic review

AU - Prayle, Andrew

AU - Cox, Tessy

AU - Smith, Sherie J.

AU - Rycroft-Malone, Joanne

AU - Thomas, Kim S.

AU - Hughes, Dyfrig

AU - Smyth, Alan R.

N1 - This work did not receive specific funding. APP was funded by a NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship (DRF-2009-02-112), and is currently funded by a NIHR ACL post. DAH receives financial support from the MRC North West Hub in Trial Methodological Research: MR/K025635/1

PY - 2018/7

Y1 - 2018/7

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208790

DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-208790

M3 - Letter

VL - 73

SP - 670

EP - 673

JO - Thorax

JF - Thorax

SN - 0040-6376

IS - 7

ER -