Guidelines

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ESCP aims to establish high quality international guidelines for the treatment of diseases within its scope, using the best available evidence. By providing this guidance, ESCP hopes to improve the outcomes such as recurrence of disease, complications, symptoms and patient satisfaction.

In 2017 ESCP established its Guidelines Committee, whose members have already collaborated in the production of several published guidelines.

The processes and methods are informed by internationally recognised criteria of quality of guidelines.

Below are projects that the Guidelines Committee and colleagues are currently working on and a committee update.

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There are a number of ongoing guidelines projects:

Guideline for management of pilonidal disease
SSI & UEG (EAES & SIS-E) guideline
T1 cancer guideline
Functional outcome after colorectal surgery

Guideline for management of pilonidal disease

Led by Asha Senapati

July 2024 Update: Submitted for publication.

SSI & UEG (EAES & SIS-E) guideline

Led by Adele Sayer & Yasuko Maeda

September 2024 Update:

The recommendations are just about to go to panel, so nearly finished.

T1 cancer guideline

Led by Triantafyllos Doulias

September 2024 Update:

We will now send the final recommendations for voting to the entire expert group.

We will present the preliminary results in the meeting.

Functional outcome after colorectal surgery

Led by Stéphanie Breukink

September 2024 Update:

Accepted for publication.

Committee Update 2024

Projects in Progress
1. Early rectal Cancer (T1) Guideline Project
2. SSI Project
3. Functional outcome after colorectal surgery
4. Obstructive Defecation Syndrome
5. Anal intraepithelial neoplasia - a guide for gynecologists
6. Right Hemicolectomy- Rapid Guidelines EAES/ESCP
7. Complicated Diverticular Disease- Rapid Guidelines EAES/ESCP

Projects under consideration
1. Endometriosis in Colorectal Surgery

Goals for 2024/2025
Given the loss of funding for 2024/25, our current focus is on completion of all current guidelines. Alongside this, we consider the future of the guidelines committee, ensuring it’s value and viability for the society regardless of the external funding status.