Profile
International Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJPNC-105, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2015/105
Methodology
Development of a Clinical Practice Guideline on Perinatal Hypoxic- Ischemic Encephalopathy Using the GRADE Methodology

Ruth del Río1*, Carlos Ochoa2, Javier González de Dios3, Dolors Estrada4, Albert Balaguer5, Alfredo Garcia-Alix1

1Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
2Hospital Virgen de la Concha, Zamora, Spain
3Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Spain
4Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQUAS), Barcelona, Spain
5Hospital General de Catalunya. Universidad Internacional de Catalunya. Barcelona. Spain
Dr. Ruth del Río, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, 2, 08950 Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain; E-mail: rdelrio@hsjdbcn.org
31 March 2015; 12 May 2015; 14 May 2015
del Río R, Ochoa C, González de Dios J, Estrada D, Balaguer A, et al. (2015) Development of a Clinical Practice Guideline on Perinatal Hypoxic- Ischemic Encephalopathy Using the GRADE Methodology. Int J Pediatr Neonat Care 1: 105. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-2364/2015/105

References

  1. Atkins D, Best D, Briss PA, Eccles M, Falck-Ytter Y, et al. (2004) Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ 328: 1490 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  2. Guyatt G, Oxman AD, Ak EA, Kunz R, Vist G, et al. (2011) GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction-GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables. J Clin Epidemiol 64: 383-394 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  3. Martín Muñoz P, González de Dios J (2010) Valoración de la calidad de la evidencia y fuerza de las recomendaciones (I) Consideraciones prácticas en la aplicación del Sistema GRADE. Evid Pediatr 6: 91 [Google Scholar]
  4. Tagin MA, Woolcott CG, Vincer MJ, Whyte RK, Stinson DA (2012) Hypothermia for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 166: 558- 566 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  5. Blanco D, García-Alix A, Valverde E, Tenorio V, Vento M, et al. (2011) Comisión de Estándares de la Sociedad Española de Neonatología (SEN). Neuroproteción con hipotermia en el recién nacido con encefalopatía hipóxico-isquémica. Guía de estándares para su aplicación clínica. An Pediatr (Barc) 75: 341.e1-20
  6. Therapeutic hypothermia with intracorporeal temperature monitoring for hypoxic perinatal brain injury. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
  7. Chalak L, Kaiser J (2007) Neonatal Guideline Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE). J Ark Med Soc 104: 87-89 [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  8. Peliowski-Davidovich A (2012) Hypothermia for newborns with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. Fetus and Newborn Committee Canadian Paediatric Society. Paediatr Child Health 17: 41-43. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  9. Watine J, Wils J, Augereau C (2014) Clinical practice guidelines: potential misconceptions of the GRADE approach. J Clin Epidemiol 67: 7-9 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  10. Kunz R, Schunemann HJ, Guyatt GH (2014) Perceived disagreement (mostly) not confirmed by evidence... A reply to Watine et al.: Clinical practice guidelines: myths and misconceptions. J Clin Epidemiol 67: 10-14 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  11. Guyatt GH, Oxman AD, Kunz R, Atkins D, Brozek J, et al. (2011) GRADE guidelines: 2. Framing the question and deciding on important outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol 64: 395-400 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  12. National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (2011) AMSTAR: assessing methodological quality of systematic reviews. Hamilton, ON: McMaster University
  13. Balshem H, Helfand M, Schünemann HJ, Oxman AD, Kunz R, et al. (2011) GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence. J Clin Epidemiol 64: 401-406 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  14. Hsu J, Brozek JL, Terracciano L, Kreis J, Compalati E, et al. (2011) Application of GRADE: making evidence-based recommendations about diagnostic tests in clinical practice guidelines. Implement Sci 10: 62 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  15. Fiocchi A, Brozek J, Schünemann H, Bahna SL, von Berg A, and the World Allergy Organization (WAO) (2010) Special Committee on Food Allergy. World Allergy organization (WAO) diagnosis and rationales for action against cow´s milk allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 21: 1-125
  16. Bates SM, Jaeschke R, Stevens SM, Goodacre S, Wells PS, et al. (2012) Diagnosis of DVT: antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis, 9th edition. American College of Chest Physicians Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guidelines. Chest. 141: e351S-418S [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  17. López Bastida J, Oliva J, Antoñanzas F, García-Altés A, Gisbert R, et al. (2010) [A proposed guideline for economic evaluation of health technologies]. Gac Sanit 24: 154-170 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  18. Andrews JC, Schünemann HJ, Oxman AD, Pottie K, Meerpohl JJ, et al. (2013) GRADE guidelines: 15. Going from evidence to recommendationdeterminants of a recommendation's direction and strength. J Clin Epidemiol 66: 726-735 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  19. McGregor M (2014) The GRADE recommendations. weak recommendations are unhelpful to decision makers. J Clin Epidemiol 67: 239-240 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  20. Guyatt G, Montori V, Schunemann H, Alonso-Coello P, Dahm P, et al. (2014) Letter reply to GRADE guidelines articles 14 and 15. J Clin Epidemiol 67: 240 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  21. Vandvik PO, Brandt L, Alonso-Coello P, Treweek S, Akl EA, et al. (2013) Creating clinical practice guidelines we can trust, use, and share: a new era is imminent. Chest 144: 381-389 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  22. Sanabria AJ, Rigau D, Rotaeche R, Selva A, Marzo-Castillejo M, et al. (2015) [GRADE: Methodology for formulating and grading recommendations in clinical practice]. Aten Primaria 47: 48-55 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  23. Davidson JE, Tung A, Kishman CP Jr, Barr J (2013) Reflecting on use of the GRADE process for development of the 2013 PAD Guidelines. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 34: 262-272 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]
  24. Benzies KM, Magill-Evans JE, Hayden KA, Ballantyne M (2013) Key components of early intervention programs for preterm infants and their parents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 13 Suppl 1: S10 [CrossRef] [Google Scholar] [PubMed]