Table 1. Characteristics of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) included in study.
| Society | Publication year | Country | Development method | Developers | Target user | # of references | Funding source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPEG | 2008 | USA | Systematic literature review, expert panel | Pediatric endosurgeons | Physicians | 32 | Not reported |
| University of Toronto | 2009 | Canada | Systematic literature review, expert opinion | Pediatric gastroenterologists | Development of future guidelines, clinical trials | 151 | INSINC Consulting, AstraZeneca Research |
| NICE | 2015 | UK | Systematic literature review, expert panel | Pediatric gastroenterologists; pediatricians; neonatologists; consultants in pediatric neurodisability; pediatric surgeons; GPs; pediatric NPs; pediatric dietitians; health visitors; relevant laypeople; experts in CPG methodology | Health and social care professionals, public health experts, commissioners or providers of health and social care services, and public | 8 | Not reported |
| NAPNAP | 2016 | USA | Not reported | Nurse, practitioners | Pediatrics | 24 | None |
| NASPGHAN & ESPGHAN | 2018 | North America & Europe | Systematic literature review, expert panel | Not reported | Pediatric gastroenterologists & primary care physicians | 302 | NASPGHAN & ESPGHAN |
| CHEST | 2019 | USA | Systematic literature review, expert opinion | Experts (unspecified), patients | Not reported | 26 | Not reported |
| RCHM | 2019 | Australia | Expert consensus, non-systematic literature review | Clinicians from general pediatrics, emergency medicine, and general practice | Clinicians working with young people | 10 | Not reported |
| DCMC | Not reported | USA | Expert consensus | Not reported | Primary care physicians | 0 | Not reported |
IPEG: International Pediatric Endosurgery Group, NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, NAPNAP: National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, NASPGHAN: North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, ESPGHAN: European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, CHEST: American College of Chest Physicians, RCHM: Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, DCMC: Dell Children’s Medical Center, GP: general practitioners, NP: nurse practitioners.