Journal article
Efficiency of pragmatic search strategies to update clinical guidelines recommendations
Abstract
BackgroundA major challenge in updating clinical guidelines is to efficiently identify new, relevant evidence. We evaluated the efficiency and feasibility of two new approaches: the development of restrictive search strategies using PubMed Clinical Queries for MEDLINE and the use of the PLUS (McMaster Premium Literature Service) database.MethodsWe evaluated a random sample of recommendations from a national guideline development program and …
Authors
Martínez García L; Sanabria A; Araya I; Lawson J; Solà I; Vernooij R; López D; García Álvarez E; Trujillo-Martín M; Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2015
DOI
10.1186/s12874-015-0058-2
ISSN
1471-2288