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.

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Adverse Events

Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy

Nov 14, 2016, 20:26 PM
Upper GI (UGI) endoscopy is commonly performed and carries a low risk of adverse events. Large series report adverse event rates of 1 in 200 to 1 in 10,000 and mortality rates ranging from none to 1 in 2000.1-6 Data collected from the Clinical Outcomes Research Initiative database show a cardiopulmonary event rate of 1 in 170 and a mortality rate of 1 in 10,000 from among 140,000 UGI endoscopic procedures.7 The variability in rates of adverse events may be attributed to the method of data collection, patient populations, duration of follow-up, and definitions of adverse events. Some authors include minor incidents, such as transient hypoxemia or self-limited bleeding as adverse events, whereas others report only significant adverse events that prevent completion of the procedure or result in hospitalization.8 Additionally, the majority of publications rely on self-reporting, and most reported data collected only from the immediate periprocedure period, thus the rate of late adverse events and mortality may be underestimated.8,9 Major adverse events related to diagnostic UGI endoscopy are rare and include cardiopulmonary adverse events, infection, perforation, and bleeding. Adverse events of ERCP and EUS are discussed in separate ASGE documents.
Title : Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy
Doi org link : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2012.03.252
Volume : Gastrointest Endosc 2012; Volume 76, Issue 4; P707-718
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In Progress Guidelines

ASGE Guideline on management of code status in the periendoscopic period

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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

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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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