|
Prehospital
|
|
Caulfield
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Prehospital record review
|
Monocenter: 1 EMS
|
HEMS paramedics
|
100 patients with traumatic brain injury
|
Brain Trauma Foundation Guideline for prehospital management of patients with traumatic brain injury (2007)
|
9.5
|
|
(2009)
|
|
USA
|
|
Cooke
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Patient report forms
|
Multicenter: 19 EMSs
|
Paramedics
|
69 patients with suspected meningococcal septicemia
|
Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee Clinical Guidelines for the administration of benzyl penicillin for suspected diagnosis of meningococcal septicemia (2003)
|
7
|
|
(2005)
|
|
UK
|
|
Franschman 2009 The Netherlands
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 EMS
|
Ambulance nurses EMS physicians
|
127 patients with traumatic brain injury
|
Brain Trauma Foundation Guideline for prehospital management of patients with traumatic brain injury (2007)
|
9
|
| |
Dutch Ambulance Care National Protocol (2007)
|
|
Hale
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Prehospital record review
|
Monocenter: 1 EMS
|
Not specified
|
1022 patients who received O2
|
Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee Clinical Guidelines for the administration of oxygen (2007)
|
8.5
|
|
(2008)
|
|
UK
|
|
Jeremie
|
Prospective, descriptive
|
Prehospital record review
|
Multicenter: 3 EMSs
|
Anesthesiologists Emergency physicians
|
143 patients who were sedated and intubated
|
SFAR Recommendations for sedation: analgesia in out-of-emergency medicine (2000)
|
10
|
|
(2005)
|
|
France
|
|
Kirves
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Prehospital record review
|
Multicenter: >75 EMSs
|
Paramedics EMS physicians
|
157 patients with cardiac arrest
|
The Subdivision of Emergency Medicine of Finnish Society of Anaesthesiologists, Finnish Resuscitation Council and Red Cross of Finland. Resuscitation guidelines (2002)
|
9
|
|
(2007)
|
|
Finland
|
|
Scliopou
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Database review
|
Multicenter: 35 EMSs
|
Paramedics
|
70 patients with cardiac arrest
|
American Heart Association Advanced cardiac Life Support Guidelines (2000)
|
10
|
|
(2005)
|
|
USA
|
|
Thomas
|
Prospective, descriptive
|
Data collection chart
|
Monocenter: 1 EMS
|
HEMS nurses HEMS paramedics
|
37 patients with traumatic brain injury
|
Brain Trauma Foundation guidelines for the Management of Severe Head Injury (1995)
|
10
|
|
(2002)
|
|
USA
|
|
Wik (2005) Norway/Sweden/UK
|
Prospective, case series
|
Data cards
|
Multicenter: 3 EMSs
|
Nurse anesthesists Paramedics
|
176 patients with cardiac arrest
|
Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care: International Consensus on Science (2000)
|
10
|
| |
International guidelines for CPR and ECCL: a consensus on science (2000)
|
|
Prehospital & Emergency Department
|
|
Charpentier
|
Prospective, cohort
|
Case report form
|
Multicenter: 1 UH, 8 EMSs, 26 MICUs, 37 EDs, 22 CICUs
|
Emergency physicians
|
1277 patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
|
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction (1999)
|
10
|
|
(2009)
|
|
France
|
|
Emergency Department
|
|
Atreja
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Chart review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Emergency physicians
|
94 patients with an elevated international normalized ratio (INR)
|
American College of Chest Physicians recommendations for antithrombotic therapy for prevention and treatment of thrombosis (2001)
|
10
|
|
(2005)
|
|
USA
|
|
Clark
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Multicenter: 21 EDs
|
Not specified
|
678 patients with allergic reaction to food
|
American academy of allergy, asthma, & immunology guideline for the management of food allergy (2003)
|
10
|
|
(2004)
|
|
USA & Canada
|
|
Cydulka (2003) USA/Canada
|
Prospective, cohort
|
Medical record review Telephone interviews
|
Multicenter: 29 EDs
|
Not specified
|
397 patients with exacerbation COPD
|
American thoracic society standards for the diagnosis and care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma (1987)
|
10
|
| |
British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary
|
|
De Miguel-Yanes
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
53 patients with suspected sepsis
|
Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock (2004)
|
9.5
|
|
(2006)
|
|
Spain
|
|
Doherty
|
Retrospective, pre-test post-test
|
Database review
|
Multicenter: 2 EDs
|
Not specified
|
215 patients with asthma
|
NSW Department of Health guideline for the optimal treatment of chronic respiratory diseases (2003)
|
10
|
|
(2007)
|
|
Australia
|
|
Elkharrat
|
Prospective, pre-test post test
|
Data collection chart
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
389 patients with open wounds
|
World Health Organisation guideline for antitetanus prophylaxis (1992)
|
10
|
|
(1999)
|
|
France
|
|
Ferguson
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Pediatric emergency physicians
|
167 children with fever
|
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guideline for the management of infants and children 0 to 36 months of age with fever without source (1993)
|
9.5
|
|
(2012)
|
|
USA
|
|
Grant
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
473 patients with acute pain
|
British Association of Accident and Emergency Medicine guideline for the management of pain in adults (2005)
|
10
|
|
(2006)
|
|
UK
|
|
Jain (2002) USA
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Pediatric residents
|
229 children with fever
|
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research guideline for the management of infants and children 0 to 36 months of age with fever without source (1993)
|
9.5
|
| |
Fellows
|
| |
Nurse practitioners
|
|
Kelly
|
Prospective, descriptive
|
Data collection chart
|
Multicenter: 38 EDs
|
Not specified
|
1340 patients with acute asthma
|
National Asthma Campaign asthma management guideline (1998)
|
9.5
|
|
(2013)
|
|
Australia
|
|
Lee (2001) Taiwan
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Multicenter: 6 EDs
|
Emergency physicians
|
120 patients with acute asthma
|
1. British Thotacic Society guidelines I & II for the management of asthma in adults (1990&1993)
|
9
|
| |
2. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute guideline for the diagnosis and management of asthma (1991 & 1994 & 1997)
|
| |
3. Asthma management guidelines and therapeutic Issues relating to the treatment of asthma. Chest (1999)
|
|
Mansbach (2007) USA
|
Prospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Multicenter: 17 EDs
|
Not specified
|
624 children with bronchiolitis
|
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases and Committee of Fetus and Newborn guidelines for prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections: indications for the use of palivizumab and update on the use of RSV-IGIV (1998)
|
9
|
| |
Interviews
|
|
Milks
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
181 patients with asthma
|
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute guideline for the diagnosis and management of asthma (1991)
|
8
|
|
(1999)
|
|
USA
|
|
Muayqil
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Emergency physicians
|
45 patients with convulsive status epilepticus
|
Epilepsy Foundation of America guidelines for the management convulsive status epilepticus (1993)
|
10
|
|
(2007)
|
|
Canada
|
|
Musacchio
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
163 patients with urinary tract infections, urinary symptoms or sexually transmitted disease
|
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: guideline for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (2006)
|
9
|
|
(2009)
|
|
USA
|
|
Pham (2007) USA
|
Cross sectional, descriptive
|
Database review
|
Multicenter: 544 EDs
|
Not specified
|
1492 patients with acute myocardial infarction
|
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Specification manual for national hospital quality measures for acute myocardial infarction and asthma (2007)
|
10
|
| |
3955 patients with pneumonia
|
|
Reid (2000) Canada
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Multicenter: 3 EDs
|
Emergency physicians
|
130 patients with asthma
|
National guideline for the emergency management of asthma in adults (1996)
|
10
|
| |
Emergency nurses
|
|
Roy (2006) France & Belgium
|
Prospective, cohort
|
Data collection chart
|
Multicenter: 117 EDs
|
Emergency physicians
|
1529 patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
|
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Committee. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism (2003)
|
9.5
|
| |
British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism (2003)
|
| |
European Society of Cardiology Guidelines on diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism (2000)
|
|
Salmeron (2001) France
|
Prospective, cohort
|
Data collection chart
|
Multicenter: 37 EDs
|
Emergency physicians
|
4087 patients with acute asthma
|
1. National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines for the diagnosis and the management of asthma (1997)
|
10
|
| |
2. British guidelines on asthma management, 1995 review and position statement (1997)
|
|
Shaked
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 E
|
Not specified
|
56 children with febrile seizure
|
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Practice Parameter: the neurodiagnostic evaluation of the child with a first simple febrile seizure (1996)
|
10
|
|
(2009)
|
|
USA
|
|
Teismann
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Emergency residents Physician assistants
|
553 patients with suspected venous thromboembolism
|
American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policies Subcommittee on Suspected Pulmonary Embolism, evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with suspected pulmonary embolism (2003)
|
9
|
|
(2009)
|
|
USA
|
|
Thakore
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Not specified
|
100 patients with syncope
|
American college of physicians guideline for management of patients with syncope (1997)
|
9
|
|
(1999)
|
|
Scotland
|
|
Trzeciak
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Emergency physicians
|
22 patients with confirmed or suspected sepsis
|
Surviving sepsis campaign guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock (2004)
|
10
|
|
(2006)
|
|
USA
|
|
Tsai (2009) USA
|
Retrospective, cohort
|
Medical record review
|
Multicenter: 2 EDs
|
Emergency physicians
|
272 patients with COPD
|
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2001)
|
10
|
| |
Interview
|
American College of Physicians guidelines for Management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2001)
|
| |
American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society joint guidelines Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD (2004)
|
|
Wright
|
Retrospective, descriptive
|
Medical record review
|
Monocenter: 1 ED
|
Emergency physicians
|
244 patients who received vancomycin
|
Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Recommendations for preventing the spread of vancomycin resistance: Recommendations of the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (1995)
|
10
|
|
(1998)
|
|
USA
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