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A Review of History and Challenges of Evidence-Based Pediatric Surgery

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Pages 821-832 | Received 23 Oct 2020, Accepted 26 Apr 2021, Published online: 27 Sep 2021
 

Abstract

Purpose

Evidence-based pediatric surgery (EBPS) refers to the use of the best available evidence in making personalized decisions concerning the management of each pediatric surgical patient. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review on past and present evidence-based clinical decision, and challenges in pediatric surgery.

Material and methods

A literature search was conducted according to a set of criteria in PubMed for historical and current peer-reviewed studies regarding EBPS.

Results

One hundred forty-five full-text published articles focusing on EPBS findings over the past 25 years were included. The rarity of many congenital anomalies, the inability to establish multicenter collaborations, the failure to perform double-blinded studies in children, the pediatric surgeons’ reluctance to perform ethically unacceptable sham operations and their skepticism shown in accepting and implementing the documented results instead of applying their personal clinical practice methods and surgical techniques are among problems that hamper the accomplishment of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Conclusions

RCTs remain limited in clinical pediatric surgery practice due to problems in the design and publication of these trials. Moreover, skepticism exists regarding acceptance and implementation of the documented results of RCTs. Notwithstanding, pediatric surgeons must establish evidence-based centers in order to increase the number of well-designed RCTs, properly evaluate clinical research, make effective evidence-based clinical decisions and develop high-quality of pediatric surgeries care in the future.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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