Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) on the management of female chronic pelvic pain (CPP) using the AGREE II instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and hypothesis

Variations in guidelines may result in differences in treatments and potentially poorer health-related outcomes. We aimed to systematically review and evaluate the quality of national and international guidelines and create an inventory of CPG recommendations on CPP.

Methods

We searched EMBASE and MEDLINE databases from inception till August 2020 as well as websites of professional organizations and societies. We selected national and international CPGs reporting on the diagnosis and management of female CPP. We included six CPGs. Five researchers independently assessed the quality of included guidelines using the AGREE II tool and extracted recommendations.

Results

Two hundred thirty-two recommendations were recorded and grouped into six c

SUBMITTER: Ghai V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8536555 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature