Assessment of evidence based care and uniformity of practices through implementation of standardized medical protocols and guidelines in pediatric emergency departments.

Objective: This study aims to assess compliance with medical protocols and outcomes, as well as determine the consistency in clinical practice across different Pediatric Emergency Departments (PED) in public sector hospitals of a low-middle income country.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients presenting to PEDs of five public sector hospitals, namely Civil Hospital Karachi (PED 1), National Institute of Child Health (PED 2), Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (PED 3), Sheikh Zayed Hospital Larkana (PED 4), and Ghulam Muhammad Mahar College Hospital Sukkur (PED 5). The analysis covered a three-month period from February 1, 2023, to April 30, 2023.