Developing and introducing evidence based clinical practice guidelines for serious illness in Kenya

Participants began the task of adapting to the Kenyan context the WHO recommendations for inpatient care. 11 At this meeting the algorithm format of basic CPGs was presented and approved as a mechanism to assist in the implementation of the recommendations. 2) As appropriate to guideline development, attempts were then made to base the CPGs on the best available evidence. [...]literature searches were undertaken and evidence summaries 21 22 sought for all the identified conditions with the exception of infant and child resuscitation.