Simcha Weissman, Hannah K Systrom, Ayrton Bangolo, Daniel Elias, Marcel Awasi, Tamer Zahdeh, Chukwuemeka E Ogbu, Mishka Hoo Kim, Meenal Kalra, Kavya Khota, Ritu B Kasarapu, Erasmus Mutabi, Moinulhaq Makrani, Sanskrita Nemalikanti, Jim Thomas, Joseph P Jijo, Hla M Thwe, Yousstina Salib, Kiran L Narayan, Kareem Ahmed, Muhammad Aziz, Sameh Elias, Joseph D Feuerstein
BACKGROUND AIMS: Preventative care plays an important role in maintaining health in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to assess the overall quality, strength, and transparency of conflicts among guidelines on preventative care in IBD. METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in multiple databases to identify all guidelines pertaining to preventative care in IBD in April 2021. All guidelines were reviewed for the transparency of conflicts of interest and funding, recommendation quality and strength, external guideline review, patient voice inclusion, and plan for update-as per Institute of Medicine standards...
February 3, 2023: Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology