Mapping the Landscape of Pediatric Clinical Ethics Consults: A Systematic Scoping Review Protocol
Lin, M.; Tunstall, E.; Schufreider, C.; Latimer, G.; Eison, D.; Constable, C.; Caplan, A.
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BackgroundClinical ethics consultation (CEC) services aim to improve the quality and delivery of healthcare by identifying, evaluating, and resolving ethical questions. Approximately one third of childrens hospitals lack CEC services, although this number has increased over the past decade. While there is robust literature on the characteristics, processes, and outcomes of adult CECs, the extent and nature of literature describing pediatric CECs remains unknown. The objective of this systematic scoping review is to map literature that quantifies and characterizes pediatric CECs. MethodsThis review will adhere to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews Guidelines (PRISMA-ScR). Inclusion criteria include studies that quantify and characterize pediatric CECs. We will exclude non-English language publications, nonhuman studies, studies that center on maternal-fetal cases, reviews, dissertations, book chapters, and guideline or consensus statements. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and CINAHL will be searched using a strategy developed by an experienced research librarian. References will be managed in EndNote X9. Title/abstract screening and full text review will be performed using Covidence. Data will be presented in tabular and narrative form. DiscussionImproved understanding of the characteristics, patterns, and trends in pediatric CECs may identify unique and unmet pediatric ethical needs. Identifying these needs may present opportunities to inform initiatives in pediatric ethics program building, education, and research. As research in pediatric clinical ethics evolves, it is also critical to identify the relative strengths and limitations of existing process and outcome typologies, given that there is no universal standard.
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