Clinical practice guidelines can positively impact patient care, improve physician education, and direct future clinical research, though they have limitations.
Supports guideline development in pediatric orthopaedics; leaves open higher-quality studies to confirm impacts on care and research.
Multiple health care agencies have called for the increased use of clinical practice guidelines to improve health care quality. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines are those developed with the least bias. The process of developing guidelines through the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons is reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of guidelines, as well as their limitations are presented. Guidelines can have a positive impact on patient care, improve physician education, and direct future clinical research.
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Shea et al. (2012) reported a review. Clinical practice guidelines was evaluated. Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines can have a positive impact on patient care, improve physician education, and direct future clinical research.
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