Authors
Arvind Rajamani, Louise Smith, Sutrisno Gunawan, Gunawan Gunawan, Jinal Parmar, Hemamalini Arvind, Stephen Huang, SPARTAN Collaborative
Publication date
2021/8/1
Source
Chest
Volume
160
Issue
2
Pages
616-623
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
The formulation of expert opinion guidelines has several sources of bias that may adversely affect their quality. To minimize bias, guideline creators must use rigorous methodology. There has been no appraisal of the methodologic quality of basic critical care echocardiography (BCCE) training/education guidelines.
Research Question
What is the methodologic quality of expert guidelines/recommendations on BCCE training?
Study Design and Methods
The review was performed by a multidisciplinary team including intensive care specialists, a hospital scientist, a trainee, a nurse sonographer, and a public health expert. Four databases (PubMed, OVID-Embase, Clarivate Analytics Web of Science, and Google Scholar) were searched on July 31, 2020, to identify guidelines on BCCE training/education. Every guideline was assessed subjectively for the degree of detail of the recommendations and …
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