Guidelines
ESGENA closely co-operates with its medical counterpart, ESGE, in the production of guidelines for practice and in educational events. Furthermore, please find enclosed also national guidelines which are of interest for European nurses.
Guidelines on the following subjects are enclosed:
- Sedation
- Hygiene
- Procedure related guidelines
- Quality assurance
SEDATION
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ESGE-ESGENA-ESA guideline: Non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol for GI endoscopy
Endoscopy 2010; 42: 960-974
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German-S3 Guideline: Sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy 2008
Endoscopy 2009; 41: 787-815
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Danish guideline for the Propofol sedation for gastroenterological, endoscopic procedures performed by non-anaesthetically-trained personnel – and associated training, applicable for the Capital Region of Denmark’s general hospitals, March 201
HYGIENE & INFECTION CONTROL
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ESGE-ESGENA guideline: Cleaning and disinfection in gastrointestinal endoscopy - Update 2008
Source: Endoscopy. 2008; 40: 939-957
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ESGE/ESGENA guideline for process validation and routine testing for reprocessing endoscopes in washer-disinfectors
Source: Endoscopy 2007; 39: 85-94
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ESGE/ESGENA guideline for quality assurance in reprocessing: Microbiological surveillance testing in endoscopy
Source: Endoscopy 2007; 39: 175-181
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ESGE Guideline for Quality Control of Endoscope Service and Repair (2004)
Source: Endoscopy. 2004 Oct;36(10):921-3
PROCEDURE RELATED GUIDELINES
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Quality in screening colonoscopy: position statement of the European Society of Digestive Endoscopy (ESGE)
DOI:10.1055/s-0032-1325686
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ESGE Clinical Guideline: Endoscopic treatment of chronic pancreatitis
DOI http://dx.doi.org/; 10.1055/s-0032-1309840
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ESGE Guideline: Radiation protection in digestive endoscopy
Source: Endoscopy 2012; 44: 408-424
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European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline Development Policy
DOI http://dx.doi.org;/ 10.1055/s-0031-1291747
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ESGE Guideline: Colon capsule endoscopy
DOI http://dx.doi.org/; 10.1055/s-0031-1291717
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ESGE Clinical Guideline: Biliary stenting: Indications, choice of stents and results
Source: Endoscopy 2012; 44: 277-293
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ESGE/EHSG/ESP/SPED Guideline: Management of precancerous conditions and lesions in the stomach (MAPS)
Source: Endoscopy 2012; 44: 74–94
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ESGE EUS-FNA Clinical Guideline: Indications, results, and clinical impact of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided sampling in gastroenterology
Source: Endoscopy 2011: 43: 897-910
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ESGE Guideline: Endoscopy and antiplatelet agents
Source: Endoscopy 2011; 43: 445-458
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ESGE Guideline: The use of electrosurgical units
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1255594, (Published ahead of print)
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ESGE Guideline: Prophylaxis of post-ERCP pancreatitis
Endoscopy 2010:42- 503 - 515
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ESGE Guideline: Recommendations (2009) on clinical use of video capsule endoscopy to investigate small-bowel, esophageal and colonic diseases
Endoscopy 2010; 42: 220-227
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ESGE Guideline: flexible enteroscopy for diagnosis and treatment of small-bowel diseases
Endoscopy. 2008; 40: 609-618
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ESGE Guideline: Ethical issues in endoscopy: patient satisfaction, safety in elderly patients, palliation, and relations with industry
Endoscopy. 2007; 39: 556-565
