Evidence-Based Protocols in Child Neurology

James J Riviello Jr; Jennifer Erklauer

doi:10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.008

Evidence-Based Protocols in Child Neurology

Neurol Clin. 2021 Aug;39(3):883-895. doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.008. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

Authors

James J Riviello Jr¹, Jennifer Erklauer²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: riviello@bcm.edu.
² Section of Pediatric Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77030, USA; Section of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, 6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1250, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

PMID: 34215392
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.04.008

Abstract

Medical care has become more complex as the scientific method has expanded medical knowledge. Medicine is also now practiced across different medical systems of varying complexity, and creating standard treatment guidelines is one way of establishing uniform treatment across these systems. The creation of guidelines ensures the delivery of quality medical care and improved patient outcomes. Evidence-based medicine is the application of scientific research to produce these treatment guidelines. This article shall focus on the current treatment guidelines used for inpatient pediatric neurology.

Keywords: Child neurology; Evidence-based medicine; Practice parameters; Treatment guidelines.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Child
Clinical Protocols*
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans
Inpatients
Neurology*
Quality of Health Care