Pediatric Pathways in Primary Care is a publication of the Primary Care Spanish Pediatric Association (AEPap)
It is a free access, continuously updated Web publication consisting of a compendium of clinical pathways or decision trees referring to the main reasons for consultation in primary care pediatrics, sorted by specialties. There is a prevision of a total of around 100 algorithms, which will be incorporated gradually.
Efforts have been made to ensure that all contents are based on the best and most updated scientific evidence, through a systematic and critical review, but their application should never replace the clinical judgment of the physician and the individual assessment of each patient.
These clinical pathways are intended to be a guide for practitioners and may need to be adapted for each specific patient based on the practitioner’s professional judgment, consideration of any unique circumstance, the needs of each patient and their family, and/or the availability of various resources at the health care system where the patient is located.
Pediatric Pathways in Primary Care does not warrant that the clinical pathways are in every aspect accurate or complete, or that one or more of them apply to a particular patient or medical condition.
Each pathway tries to follow the usual sequence of a medical interview: starting from a symptom or sign and through the anamnesis and physical examination, raise the diagnostic possibilities and establish the appropriate management and follow-up for each of them. Each proposed decision contains the bibliographical reference that supports it.
Some text boxes have letters in different colors inside them. If you click the letter a pop-up windows will open. In this new window you can see extended information about the issue or the justification of the recommendation founded into the box. At the same time, the bibliographical references of the text of the displayed windows are opened by clicking on the corresponding number, being possible to directly access the article if it is available on the internet. Important efforts have been made to outline the level of evidence and grade of recommendation.
| 1++ | High-quality meta-analyses, high-quality systematic reviews of clinical trials with very little risk of bias. |
| 1+ | Well-conducted meta-analyses, systematic review of clinical trials or well-conducted clinical trials with low risk of bias. |
| 1- | Meta-analyses, systematic reviews of clinical trials or clinical trials with high risk of bias. |
| 2++ | High-quality systematic reviews of cohort or case and control studies; cohort or case and control studies with very low risk of bias and high probability of establishing a causal relationship. |
| 2+ | Well-conducted cohort or case and control studies with low risk of bias and moderate probability of establishing a causal relationship. |
| 2- | Cohort or case and control studies with high risk of bias and significant risk that the relationship is not causal. |
| 3 | Non-analytical studies, such as case reports and case series. |
| 4 | Expert opinion. |
| A | At least one meta-analysis, systematic review or clinical trial classified as 1++ and directly applicable to the target population of the guideline, or a volume of scientific evidence comprising studies classified as 1+ and which are highly consistent with each other. |
| B | A body of scientific evidence comprising studies classified as 2++, directly applicable to the target population of the guideline and highly consistent with each other, or scientific evidence extrapolated from studies classified as 1++ or 1+. |
| C | A body of scientific evidence comprising studies classified as 2+, directly applicable to the target population of the guideline and highly consistent with each other, or scientific evidence extrapolated from studies classified as 2++. |
| D | Level 3 or 4 scientific evidence, or scientific evidence extrapolated from studies classified as 2+. |
The Pediatric Pathways in Primary Care are sponsored by the AEPap and have the collaboration of its working groups. The editorial team of the guide is composed by a group of primary care pediatricians:
Numerous primary care pediatricians cooperate as authors, whose unselfish contribution we would like to thank.
The editors of the Pediatric Pathways in Primary Care declare no conflicts of interest regarding the preparation and publication of the contents of this guide.
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