Sections
Mouth / Pharynx
Swallowing
General Management
Oesophagus
Oesophageal Emergencies
General Management
Pancreas
Acute Pancreatitis
General Management
- American College of Gastroenterology Guidelines: Management of Acute Pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 2024;119(3):419-437
- Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines of the Korean Pancreatobiliary Association for Acute Pancreatitis. Gut Liver 2023;17(1):34-48
- Beyer. Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis. Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022;119(29-30):495–501
- Guidelines for the management of patients with severe acute pancreatitis, 2021. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2022;41(3):101060
- 2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis. World J Emerg Surg 2019;14:27
- American Gastroenterological Association Institute Clinical Guidelines Committee. American gastroenterological association institute guideline on initial management of acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology. 2018;154:1096–101
Small Bowel
Small Bowel
Ischaemia
- Adler. Evidence-based, cost-effective management of acute mesenteric ischemia: An algorithm of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Emergency General Surgery Algorithms working group. J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2025;epublished July 25th
- Bala. Acute mesenteric ischemia: updated guidelines of the World Society of Emergency Surgery. World J Emerg Surg 2022;17:54
Large Bowel
Large Bowel
Sigmoid Volvulus
Lower GI Bleeding
Rectum
Diaphragm
Diaphragmatic Hernia
Miscellaneous
Emergency Laparotomy
General
- Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines. World J Emerg Surg 2023;18(1):41
- American Association for the Surgery of Trauma emergency general surgery guideline summaries 2018: acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and small bowel obstruction. Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open 2019;4:e000281
Peri-Operative Management
- ECLAPTE: Effective Closure of LAParoTomy in Emergency—2023 World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines for the closure of laparotomy in emergency settings. World J Emerg Surg 2023;18:42
- Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations: Part 1-Preoperative: Diagnosis, Rapid Assessment and Optimization. World J Surg 2021;45(5):1272-1290
Post-Operative Management
- Consensus Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Emergency Laparotomy Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Recommendations Part 2-Emergency Laparotomy: Intra- and Postoperative Care. World J Surg 2023;epublished June 5th
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) Society Consensus Guidelines for Emergency Laparotomy Part 3: Organizational Aspects and General Considerations for Management of the Emergency Laparotomy Patient. World J Surg 2023;epublished June 5th
GI Bleeding
Last updated July 29th, 2025