MethodsĀ
A systematic review was performed using a standardized methodology
searching on electronic databases (PubMed, LiLacs, Central Cochrane and
Scielo) with relevant literature published until January 2020. Used
keywords were: protocol, consensus, score, clinical guidelines, triage,
scale, scoring, algorithm, health indicators, tracheostomy. No language
restrictions were imposed. There was also a manual search of the
references in the selected articles.
We followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and
Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to perform this
review.(20)
Criteria to consider studies :
- Pediatric tracheostomized patients aged 1 to 18 years old
- Studies where a decannulation protocol or algorithm was applied