World Society of Emergency Surgery Guidelines

Early management of adult traumatic spinal cord injury in patients with polytrauma: a consensus and clinical recommendations jointly developed by the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) & the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS).
Edoardo Picetti et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 19, 4 (2024)
Published on: 18 January 2024

Cesena guidelines: WSES consensus statement on laparoscopic-first approach to general surgery emergencies and abdominal trauma.
Carlo Vallicelli et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 57 (2023)
Published on: 08 December 2023

Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines.
Federico Coccolini et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 41 (2023)
Published on: 21 July 2023

2023 WSES guidelines for the prevention, detection, and management of iatrogenic urinary tract injuries (IUTIs) during emergency digestive surgery.
Carlo Alberto Schena et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 45 (2023)
Published on: 09 September 2023

Management of complicated diaphragmatic hernia in the acute setting: a WSES position paper.
Gennaro Perrone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 43 (2023)
Published on: 26 July 2023

ECLAPTE: Effective Closure of LAParoTomy in Emergency-2023 World Society of Emergency Surgery guidelines for the closure of laparotomy in emergency settings.
Simone Frassini et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 42 (2023)
Published on: 26 July 2023

Training curriculum in minimally invasive emergency digestive surgery: 2022 WSES position paper.
Nicola de’Angelis et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 11 (2023)
Published on: 27 January 2023

Enhanced perioperative care in emergency general surgery: the WSES position paper.
Marco Ceresoli et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 47 (2023)
Published on: 06 October 2023

Early management of isolated severe traumatic brain injury patients in a hospital without neurosurgical capabilities: a consensus and clinical recommendations of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES).
Edoardo Picetti et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 5 (2023)
Published on: 09 January 2023

Assessing and managing frailty in emergency laparotomy: a WSES position paper.
Ibrahima Sall et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 38 (2023)
Published on: 24 June 2023

The new timing in acute care surgery (new TACS) classification: a WSES Delphi consensus study.
Belinda De Simone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 18, 32 (2023)
Published on: 28 April 2023

The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly.
Paola Fugazzola et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 5 (2022)
Published on: 21 January 2022

WSES guidelines on blunt and penetrating bowel injury: diagnosis, investigations, and treatment.
Cino Bendinelli et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 13 (2022)
Published on: 04 March 2022

The WSES/SICG/ACOI/SICUT/AcEMC/SIFIPAC guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of acute left colonic diverticulitis in the elderly.
Paola Fugazzola et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 5 (2022)
Published on: 21 January 2022

Postoperative pain management in non-traumatic emergency general surgery: WSES-GAIS-SIAARTI-AAST guidelines.
Federico Coccolini et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 50 (2022)
Published on: 21 September 2022

Follow-up strategies for patients with splenic trauma managed non-operatively: the 2022 World Society of Emergency Surgery consensus document.
Mauro Podda et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 52 (2022)
Published on: 12 October 2022

Operative management of acute abdomen after bariatric surgery in the emergency setting: the OBA guidelines.
Belinda De Simone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 51 (2022)
Published on: 27 September 2022

Robotic surgery in emergency setting: 2021 WSES position paper.
Nicola de’Angelis et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 17, 4 (2022)
Published on: 20 January 2022

The management of surgical patients in the emergency setting during COVID-19 pandemic: the WSES position paper.
Belinda De Simone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 14 (2021)
Published on: 22 March 2021

Anorectal emergencies: WSES-AAST guidelines.
Antonio Tarasconi et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 48 (2021)
Published on: 16 September 2021

2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.
Nicola de’Angelis et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery  16, 30 (2021)
Published on: 10 June 2021

WSES-AAST guidelines: management of inflammatory bowel disease in the emergency setting.
Belinda De Simone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 23 (2021)
Published on: 11 May 2021

Acute abdomen in the immunocompromised patient: WSES, SIS-E, WSIS, AAST, and GAIS guidelines.
Federico Coccolini et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 40 (2021)
Published on: 09 August 2021

Diagnosis and management of small bowel obstruction in virgin abdomen: a WSES position paper.
Richard P. ten Broek et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 36 (2021)
Published on: 03 July 2021

Multidisciplinary management of elderly patients with rectal cancer: recommendations from the SICG (Italian Society of Geriatric Surgery), SIFIPAC (Italian Society of Surgical Pathophysiology), SICE (Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and new technologies), and the WSES (World Society of Emergency Surgery) International Consensus Project.
Podda, M., Sylla, P., Baiocchi, G. et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 16, 35 (2021)
Published on: 02 July 2021

2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting.
Massimo Sartelli et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 31 (2020)
Published on: 07 May 2020

Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis: 2020 update of the WSES Jerusalem guidelines
Salomone Di Saverio et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 27 (2020)
Published on: 15 April 2020

Perforated and bleeding peptic ulcer: WSES guidelines.
Antonio Tarasconi et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 3 (2020)
Published on: 07 January 2020

2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis.
Michele Pisano et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 61 (2020)
Published on: 05 November 2020

Intraoperative surgical site infection control and prevention: a position paper and future addendum to WSES intra-abdominal infections guidelines.
Belinda De Simone et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 10 (2020)
Published on: 10 February 2020

Participants of the 2019 World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Nijmegen splenic injury collaboration group.. Grade III blunt splenic injury without contrast extravasation - World Society of Emergency Surgery Nijmegen consensus practice.
Zsolt J. Balogh et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 15, 46 (2020)
Published on: 03 August 2020

The World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) spleen trauma classification: a useful tool in the management of splenic trauma
Federico Coccolini et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2019 14:30
Published on: 17 June 2019

2019 WSES guidelines for the management of severe acute pancreatitis
Ari Leppaniemi et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2019 14:27
Published on: 13 June 2019

2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in elderly population
Michele Pisano et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2019 14:10
Published on: 04 March 2019

2019 update of the WSES guidelines for management of Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile infection in surgical patients
Massimo Sartelli et al.
World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2019 14:8
Published on: 28 February 2019