Global guidelines for emergency general surgery: systematic review and Delphi prioritization process.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Existing emergency general surgery (EGS) guidelines rarely include evidence from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and may lack relevance to low-resource settings. The aim of this study was to develop global guidelines for EGS that are applicable across all hospitals and health systems.

Methods

A systematic review and thematic analysis were performed to identify recommendations relating to undifferentiated EGS. Those deemed relevant across all resource settings by an international guideline development panel were included in a four-round Delphi prioritization process and are reported according to International Standards for Clinical Practice Guidelines. The final recommendations were included as essential (baseline measures that should be implemented as a p

SUBMITTER: NIHR Global Research Health Unit on Global Surgery 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867031 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature