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ArticleSystematic reviews2023

Infection prevention and control measures for preterm infants discharged into the community: a scoping review protocol.

Kathryn Carruthers, Dorothy Hannis, Jonathan Robinson, Alan Armstrong

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Article in Systematic reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn CarruthersSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK. k.carruthers@tees.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3851-9081
Dorothy HannisSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
Jonathan RobinsonSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
Alan ArmstrongSchool of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK.
Teesside University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfection prevention and control (IPC) is an evidence-based and practical approach to prevention of harm by infection (Infection prevention and control https://www.who.int/health-topics/infection-prevention-and-control#tab=tab_1 ). IPC recommendations targeted at community-acquired infection aim to prevent illness and subsequent hospital readmission. Cohesive guidance for parents of preterm infants has not been clearly established. The review objectives are to identify and map the global characteristics of IPC measures/recommendations for parents of preterm infants discharged home to the community.

methodsThe scoping review will be conducted using the JBI methodological approach for scoping reviews and reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Scoping Review extension (PRISMA ScR) and the PRISMA extension for reporting literature searches in systematic reviews. Electronic databases will be searched and limited by publication year (2013-present day). Grey literature, reference lists and expert-provided sources will be searched against predetermined criteria. A minimum of two authors will independently screen evidence sources and chart evidence on a predetermined charting form. Sources including IPC measures, or recommendations for parents of preterm infants during discharge planning or in the community/home, will be permitted within inclusion criteria. Limits include human studies only and evidence from 2013-present day. Recommendations aimed at professional implementation will be excluded. A descriptive summary of findings will be presented, with diagrammatic and tabular representation. DISCUSSION: Collated evidence will guide future research which will subsequently aim to develop policy and enhance clinical approaches. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: This review has been registered on the Open Science Framework (OSF) 4th May 2021, available at https://osf.io/9yhzk .

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Infant, PrematurePatient DischargeDatabases, FactualGray LiteratureHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfection ControlScoping Reviews as TopicChild healthInfection prevention and controlNeonatalParentsPremature infants

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PMID37158977
PMCPMC10166051
OpenAlexW4375860864

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