ASGE Guidelines


ASGE evidence-based guidelines provide clinicians with recommendations for the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of patients undergoing endoscopic procedures of the digestive tract. Guidelines are not a substitute for physicians’ opinion on individual patients. Final decision on an intervention should always be based on local expertise and patient preferences.

All recommendations follow a rigorous process based on a systematic review of medical literature as outlined by the National Academy of Medicine (formerly Institute of Medicine) standards for guideline development.

Whenever possible, guidelines are based on the GRADE (Grading of Recommendation Assessment, Development and Evaluation) methodology.

Panels consist of content experts, stakeholders from other specialties, patient representatives, and members of the ASGE Standards of Practice (SOP) Committee.

Each recommendation is based on consideration of the best medical literature, the balance between risks and benefits, cost-effectiveness, patients’ values, and equity.

Panel members provide ongoing conflict of interest (COI) disclosures, including intellectual conflicts of interest, throughout the development and publication of all guidelines in accordance with the ASGE Policy for Managing Declared Conflicts of Interests.

ASGE strives to provide clinically relevant and practical recommendations, which can help standardize patient care and improve outcomes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Customer Support at Info@asge.org.

The following information is intended only to provide general information and not as a definitive basis for diagnosis or treatment in any particular case. It is very important that you consult your doctor about your specific condition.

Newly Published
GRADE Guidelines
Upper GI
Lower GI

The role of deep enteroscopy in the management of small-bowel disorders

Nov 14, 2016, 20:26 PM
This is one of a series of position statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) prepared this text. In preparing this article, MEDLINE and PubMed databases were used to search for publications between January 1975 and December 2013 pertaining to this topic. The search was supplemented by accessing the ‘‘related articles’’ feature of PubMed, with articles identified on MEDLINE and PubMed as the references. Additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identi- fied articles and from recommendations of expert consultants. When few or no data were available from well-designed prospective trials, emphasis was given to results from large series and reports from recognized experts. Weaker recommendations are indicated by phrases such as “We suggest.” whereas stronger recommendations are stated as “We recommend..” The strength of individual recommendations was based on both the aggregate evidence quality (Table 1) 1 and an assessment of the anticipated benefits and harms.
Title : The role of deep enteroscopy in the management of small-bowel disorders
Doi org link : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2015.06.046
Volume : Gastrointest Endosc 2015; Volume 82, Issue 4; P600–607
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Categories :
  • Enteroscopy
  • Small Bowel Endoscopy
  • Small Intestine
Tags :
Biliary and Pancreatic Endoscopy
Adverse Events
Privileging and Credentialing
GI Endoscopy Unit Operations
Screening and Surveillance in Premalignant Conditions
Procedural Management in Endoscopy
Miscellaneous
Guidelines in Spanish

In Progress Guidelines

ASGE Guideline on management of code status in the periendoscopic period

Estimated 2025

Quality in Endoscopy

Quality documents define the indicators of high-quality endoscopy and how to measure it. ASGE quality indicators are based on a rigorous review process which results in valid metrics for evaluating GI endoscopic procedures.

Quality in Endoscopy

Public Comment

ASGE guidelines approaching publication are available on the website for 30 days for public comment. All reviewers are required to submit a conflict-of-interest disclosure and acknowledge a non-disclosure agreement for the guideline draft. All comments will be reviewed by the SOP Committee. Revisions to the draft are at the discretion of the lead authors and the SOP Committee.

ASGE Guideline on endoscopic management of benign and malignant colonic strictures

Comment

Endoscopic treatment for the management of complications post bariatric surgery: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy position statement

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