The Quality of Evidence Supporting Clinical Practice Guidelines in General Surgery: A Meta-Analysis

JAMA Surg. 2024 Nov 20:e244751. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4751. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Ali B Abbasi¹, Adrian Valderrama², Hannah C Decker¹, Tasce Bongiovanni¹, Elizabeth C Wick¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
² School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.

PMID: 39565614
PMCID: PMC11579889 (available on 2025-11-20)
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2024.4751

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Plain language summary

This meta-analysis assesses the strength and quality of clinical recommendations in practice guidelines published by professional societies.