Tag: pregnancy

appendicitis obstetrics

EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, meta-analysis, GRADE assessment, and evidence-informed European recommendations on appendicitis in pregnancy (2022)

by Lukas Widmer

Adamina M, Andreou A, Arezzo A, Christogiannis C, Di Lorenzo N, Gioumidou M, et al. EAES rapid guideline: systematic review, meta-analysis, GRADE assessment, and evidence-informed European recommendations on appendicitis in pregnancy. Surg Endosc. 2022;36:8699–712. https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00464-022-09625-9. Recommendations •We recommend operative treatment over conservative management in pregnant patients with complicated appendicitis or appendicolith on imaging studies. (strong […]

obstetrics perioperative care

SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy (2017)

by Lukas Widmer

Pearl JP, Price RR, Tonkin AE, Richardson WS, Stefanidis D. SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopy during pregnancy. Surg Endosc. Springer US; 2017;31:3767–82. Diagnosis and Workup Guideline 1: Ultrasound imaging during pregnancy is safe and effective in identifying the etiology of acute abdominal pain in many patients and should be the initial imaging test […]