Jeffrey I Mechanick, Caroline Apovian, Stacy Brethauer, W Timothy Garvey, Aaron M Joffe, Julie Kim, Robert F Kushner, Richard Lindquist, Rachel Pessah-Pollack, Jennifer Seger, Richard D Urman, Stephanie Adams, John B Cleek, Riccardo Correa, M Kathleen Figaro, Karen Flanders, Jayleen Grams, Daniel L Hurley, Shanu Kothari, Michael V Seger, Christopher D Still
Objective: The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) was commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), The Obesity Society, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists Boards of Directors in adherence with the AACE 2017 protocol for standardized production of CPGs, algorithms, and checklists. Methods: Each recommendation was evaluated and updated based on new evidence from 2013 to the present and subjective factors provided by experts...
December 2019: Endocrine Practice