Patient diversity and author representation in clinical studies supporting the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021: a systematic review of citations.

{"article_title":"Patient diversity and author representation in clinical studies supporting the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021: a systematic review of citations.","author":"Nazer, Lama , Abusara, Aseel , Aloran, Batoul , Szakmany, Tamas , Nabulsi, Hamza , Petushkov, Anton , Charpignon, Marie-Laure , Ahmed, Taghreed , Cobanaj, Marisa , Elaibaid, Mohammad , Lee, Christian , Li, Chenyu , Mlombwa, Donald , Moukheiber, Sulaiman , Panitchote, Anupol , Parke, Rachael , Shapiro, Skyler , Link Woite, Naira , Celi, Leo Anthony","journal_title":"BMC infectious diseases","issn":"1471-2334 ; Electronic","isbn":"","publication_date":"20231101","volume":"23","issue":"1","first_page":"751","page_count":"","accession_number":"37915042","doi":"10.1186\/s12879-023-08745-4","publisher":"BioMed Central","doctype":"Systematic Review; Journal Article","subjects":"Infectious Diseases","interest_area":["Infectious Disease & Vaccines"],"abstract":"The generalizability of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC) guidelines to various patient populations and hospital settings has been debated. A quantitative assessment of the diversity and representation in the clinical evidence supporting the guidelines would help evaluate the generalizability of the recommendations and identify strategic research goals and priorities. In this study, we evaluated the diversity of patients in the original studies, in terms of sex, race\/ethnicity, and geographical location. We also assessed diversity in sex and geographical representation among study first and last authors.","url":"https:\/\/search.ebscohost.com\/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mdl&AN=37915042&authtype=shib&custid=ns346513"}