Chapter 11: Scoping reviews

Peters, Micah D J; Godfrey, Christina; McInerney, Patricia; Munn, Zachary; Tricco, Andrea C.; Khalil, Hanan

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“…A formal quality appraisal of included literature will not be undertaken in this review. This is consistent with the literature regarding the conduct of scoping reviews (38)(39)(40).…”

Section: Data Extraction/charting the Evidencesupporting

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“…This review will follow the most recently published methodology for scoping reviews, the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) (39), which is consistent with the methods described by Peters et al (38) and the Joanna Briggs Institute (40). This protocol has been prepared in line with the PRISMA Protocols (PRISMA-P) checklist.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Care of the Patient with Invasive Meningococcal Disease by Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Scoping Review Protocol

Pearce

Peters

May

et al. 2019

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

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BackgroundInvasive meningococcal disease (IMD) is a rare but potentially fatal disease. It can rapidly progress within minutes to hours and carries a significant burden of disease worldwide. The role of emergency medical service (EMS) clinicians in providing early care for the patient with IMD is important, but the literature regarding the pre-hospital phase of care is sparse.AimThe aim of this scoping review is to systematically map the literature to identify the scope, depth and key concepts in the evidence, and to identify gaps in knowledge regarding the care of the patient with IMD by EMS clinicians.MethodsA comprehensive electronic search strategy will be used to locate sources of evidence that fit the inclusion criteria of the study. Data will be extracted, charted and reported in accordance with current best practice for scoping reviews.DiscussionThis protocol provides the framework for the first scoping review to identify the scope, depth and key concepts in the evidence, and to identify gaps in knowledge regarding the care of the patient with IMD by EMS clinicians. The review report will present the current state of knowledge, inform clinical practice guideline development and identify gaps in the evidence requiring further research.Scoping review registration:The protocol for this scoping review was registered prospectively with the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/z639u/).

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“…A formal quality appraisal of included literature will not be undertaken in this review. This is consistent with the literature regarding the conduct of scoping reviews (38)(39)(40).…”

Section: Data Extraction/charting the Evidencesupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Care of the Patient with Invasive Meningococcal Disease by Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Scoping Review Protocol

Pearce

Peters

May

et al. 2019

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine

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“…The methodological framework for scoping reviews was developed by Arksey and O'Malley 1 and further refined by Levac et al 7 and the Joanna Briggs Institute. 6,8 Arksey and O'Malley's framework for scoping reviews consists of the following six steps: • Step 1: Identify the research question-the research question should be clearly defined and usually broad in scope to provide extensive coverage. • Step 2: Identify relevant studies-the search strategy should be thorough and broad in scope and typically include electronic databases, reference lists, hand searches, and gray literature (ie, substantive or scholarly information that has not been formally published and often is not peer-reviewed), including conference abstracts, presentations, regulatory data, working papers, and patents.…”

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Methods for Research Evidence Synthesis: The Scoping Review Approach

2019

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R esearch evidence synthesis involves the aggregation of available information using well-defined and transparent methods to search, summarize, and interpret a body of literature, frequently following a systematic review approach. A scoping review is a relatively new approach to evidence synthesis and differs from systematic reviews in its purpose and aims. 1 The purpose of a scoping review is to provide an overview of the available research evidence without producing a summary answer to a discrete research question. 2 Scoping reviews can be useful for answering broad questions, such as "What information has been presented on this topic in the literature?" and for gathering and assessing information prior to conducting a systematic review.Scoping reviews describe existing literature and other sources of information and commonly include findings from a range of different study designs and methods. 5 The broad scope of the collected information makes using formal meta-analytic methods difficult, if not impossible. Results of a scoping review often focus on the range of content identified, and quantitative assessment is often limited to a tally of the number of sources reporting a particular issue or recommendation. In contrast, systematic reviews commonly select the information sources by requiring specific study types, such as randomized controlled trials, and imposing quality standards, such as adequate allocation concealment, and place their emphasis on synthesizing data to address a specific research question. (Table) By focusing on specific studies, the synthesis component in a systematic review often takes the form of a meta-analysis in which the results of multiple scientific studies are combined to develop a summary conclusion, such as a common effect estimate, along with an evaluation of its heterogeneity across studies.A scoping review can be a particularly useful approach when the information on a topic has not been comprehensively reviewed or is complex and diverse. 6 Munn et al. proposed several objectives that can be achieved utilizing the scoping review framework, including identifying types of existing evidence in a given field, clarifying key concepts or definitions in the literature, surveying how research is conducted on a certain topic, identifying key characteristics related to a certain topic, and identifying knowledge gaps.Scoping reviews, like systematic reviews, require comprehensive and structured searches of the literature to maximize the capture of relevant information, provide reproducible results, and decrease potential bias from flawed implementations. The methodological framework for scoping reviews was developed by Arksey and O'Malley 1 and further refined by Levac et al. 7 and the Joanna Briggs Institute. 6,8 Arksey and O'Malley's framework for scoping reviews consists of the following six steps: • Step 1: Identify the research question-the research question should be clearly defined and usually broad in scope to provide extensive coverage. • Step 2: Identify relevant studies-the...

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“…The scoping review protocol will be conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute's recommendation [8,9]. A priori review protocol is important to improve the transparency of the searching strategy and peer review process.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Intracranial compliance concepts and assessment: A scoping review protocol

Russo¹,

Ocamoto²,

Vilela³

et al. 2020

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Background: Monitoring patients with acute brain injury is crucial in neurocritical care. Intracranial compliance (ICC) has been studied to complement the interpretation of intracranial pressure (ICP) and help the neurocritical care team to anticipate brain function deterioration. ICC has been found to be related to compensatory mechanisms that maintain the stability of ICP (e.g., the higher the compensation, the higher the compliance of intracranial content to adapt to changes in volume and pressure). However, ICC has not been properly translated to clinical practice and has remained a critical technology gap in clinical neuroscience. The objective of this study is to establish a protocol for a scoping review to map the key concepts of ICC in the literature. In addition, this study is designed to characterize the relationship between ICC and ICP, as well as systematically describe the outcomes that are used to assess ICC, considering both the invasive and noninvasive methods.Methods: The scoping review protocol will be conducted according to the Joanna Briggs Institute’s recommendation. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Extension for Scoping Reviews will be followed. Animals and humans are considered as the population to be investigated. No age criteria or health condition will be considered. ICC, as well as the relationship between ICC and ICP, will be considered as a core concept in this review. Information will be screened based on the context of neurocritical care. Several databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, Epistemonikos, Grey Literature Report, clinical trial registries, and Cochrane Clinical Trials) will be searched to identify literature using a combination of keywords and descriptors, and there will be no restriction on the time frame. Data will be extracted systematically by the research team and the results will be summarized.Discussion: No systematic review has mapped the concepts of ICC and its relationship with ICP. Providing the key concepts of ICC and the methods of assessment might show its possible applications in clinical practice and the gaps in research.Systematic review registration: Currently, scoping review protocols are not eligible for registration in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Review database.

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Chapter 11: Scoping reviews

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Care of the Patient with Invasive Meningococcal Disease by Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Scoping Review Protocol

Care of the Patient with Invasive Meningococcal Disease by Emergency Medical Service Clinicians: A Scoping Review Protocol

Methods for Research Evidence Synthesis: The Scoping Review Approach

Intracranial compliance concepts and assessment: A scoping review protocol

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