Guidelines on vitamin D replacement in bariatric surgery: Identification and systematic appraisal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bariatric surgery is the most effective therapeutic option to reduce weight in morbidly obese individuals, but it results in a number of mineral and vitamin deficiencies. Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) attempt to balance those benefits and harms to provide guidance to physicians and patients.

Objectives

We compare and evaluate the quality of the evidence and of the development process of current CPGs that provide recommendations on vitamin D replacement in patients undergoing bariatric surgery, using a validated tool.

Methods

We searched 4 databases, with no time restriction, to identify relevant and current CPGs. Two reviewers assessed eligibility and abstracted data, in duplicate. They evaluated the quality of CPGs development process using the App

SUBMITTER: Chakhtoura MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4792722 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature