Disparities and implicit bias in the management of low-risk febrile infants: a mixed methods study protocol
Gutman C, Lion K, Aronson P, Fisher C, Bylund C, McFarlane A, Lou X, Patterson M, Lababidi A, Fernandez R. Disparities and implicit bias in the management of low-risk febrile infants: a mixed methods study protocol. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e063611. PMID: 36127098, PMCID: PMC9490627, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063611.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk febrile infantsFebrile infantsEmergency departmentClinical carePediatric Emergency Medicine Collaborative Research CommitteeFlorida Institutional Review BoardLocal institutional review board approvalPediatric ED physiciansInstitutional review board approvalMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional studyPhysician-patient communicationReview board approvalClinical guideline implementationMethods study protocolInstitutional review boardMulticenter analysisPrimary outcomeED physiciansPhysician assessmentRecommended careGuideline implementationLumbar punctureStudy protocolEmergency setting