Open AccessAre American follow-up recommendations in endocrinology actionable? A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
Author(s) -
Francisco J. Barrera,
Karina Raygoza-Cortez,
Mariana García-Leal,
Juan P. Brito,
Naykky M Singh Ospina,
René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
endocrine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1559-0100
pISSN - 1355-008X
DOI - 10.1007/s12020-020-02592-y
Subject(s) - medicine , clinical practice , evidence based medicine , medline , quality of evidence , evidence based practice , intensive care medicine , medical physics , family medicine , alternative medicine , randomized controlled trial , pathology , political science , law
Clinical guidelines include recommendations to guide patient's longitudinal care. These recommendations may differ in content and quality of supporting evidence from those guiding diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to identify recommendations guiding the follow-up of patients with endocrine conditions, describe their content and quality of evidence.