BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY GUIDELINES
Beginning in 2017, the Canadian Association for Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons (CABPS), in collaboration with Obesity Canada (OC), has developed the Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines. These Guidelines reflect a unified national effort by Canadian clinicians and researchers to provide a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and up‑to‑date framework for the management of obesity as a chronic disease.
Among the 19 chapters currently available, three specifically address the perioperative management of bariatric surgery and summarize the current scientific evidence related to pre-operative, operative, and post-operative care:
- Bariatric Surgery: Selection & Pre-Operative Work-Up
- Bariatric Surgery: Surgical Options & Outcomes
- Bariatric Surgery: Postoperative Management
These three chapters will be updated in the near future to reflect the latest scientific evidence and emerging advancements in bariatric and metabolic surgery.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Canadian Adult Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) provide a much-needed evidence- and experience-based, patient-centred framework for healthcare professionals, patients and policy makers. They represent the first comprehensive update in Canadian obesity guidelines since 2007, and perhaps the most extensive review of published evidence yet conducted in obesity worldwide.
