ZHANG Meng 1,2 , TANG Jun 1,2 , HE Yang 1,2 , LI Wenxing 1,2 , LI Youping 3
  • 1. Department of Pediatrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 2. Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
  • 3. Chinese Evidence-based Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, P.R.China;
TANG Jun, Email: tj1234753@sina.com
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Objective To evaluate the quality of Chinese guidelines of newborns so as to provide references for the formulation of relevant guidelines for newborns in the future.Methods CBM, VIP, WanFang Data, CNKI and Medlive databases were systematically searched to collect clinical practice guidelines in neonatal field in China from January 1st, 2000 to June 28th, 2020. Four researchers independently screened literature, extracted data, used AGREEⅡ to evaluate the methodological quality of the guidelines, used RIGHT to evaluate the reporting quality of the guidelines, and analyzed the score and reporting rate of items in each field.Results A total of 35 guidelines were included, and the quantity of publications increased annually. The AGREEⅡ score showed that guidelines published after 2017 were rated higher in all areas than that prior to 2017, with clarity scoring highest (82.9%) and editorial independence scoring lowest (15.4%). The RIGHT score showed that guidelines published after 2017 had higher reporting rates in most areas than that prior to 2017. The highest proportion of reported areas was basic information (75.6% vs. 65.0%). Areas with the lowest reporting ratios in the guidelines prior to 2017 were review and quality assurance (0%), while after 2017 were other areas (4.4%).Conclusions Neonatal guidelines in China have developed rapidly and the quality of the guideline still requires improvement.

Citation: ZHANG Meng, TANG Jun, HE Yang, LI Wenxing, LI Youping. Quality assessment of clinical practice guidelines in neonatal field in China. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2021, 21(1): 69-76. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202006143 Copy

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